Giuseppe Verdi — "I would rather write one beautiful melody than a hundred learned fugues."
I would rather write one beautiful melody than a hundred learned fugues.
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Emphasizing his preference for melodic beauty and emotional directness over complex counterpoint.
Date: Uncertain, but a characteristic sentiment.
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