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"No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone."

Olivier Messiaen, French Composer

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"No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone."

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