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Music as a whole, in its overwhelming wealth and endlessness, is inaccessible unless we free ourselves from the limitations of our own restricted training.

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Curt Sachs

Curt Sachs

Born: June 29, 1881
Died: February 5, 1959 (aged 77)
Bio: Curt Sachs was a German-born but American-domiciled musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology.
Known for:
  1. The history of musical instruments (1940)
  2. World history of the dance (1937)
  3. The wellsprings of music
  4. Computer Security: Art and Science

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