Johann Sebastian Bach — "I play the notes as they are written, and if they are not written, I don't play …"
I play the notes as they are written, and if they are not written, I don't play them.
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A contrasting saying to the 'feel them' quote, highlighting his precision.
Date: c. 1700s
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