Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Richard Taruskin

Born: April 2, 1945
Died: July 1, 2022 (aged 77)
Bio: Richard Filler Taruskin was an American musicologist and music critic who was among the leading and most prominent music historians of his generation
Known for:
- The Oxford History of Western Music (2005)
- Text and act (1995)
- Defining Russia Musically (1997)