"Of all the arts, music is really the most abstract."

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"Of all the arts, music is really the most abstract."

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"Of all the arts, music is really the most abstract."

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"Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express."

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