"The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language."

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"The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language."

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"But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training."

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