Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.

Igor Stravinsky
Translations :
音楽は、もともと本質的に何かを表現する力はない。音楽が表現するのは、音楽自体である。 イーゴル・ストラビンスキー (ja)

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