Many years ago I went to a “literary evening” at Blackheath and the guest was the writer (and former singer) John Amis. He had just published a compendium of things said about music.
In the Q & A I asked him, “In the end, what is there to
say about music?”
“Have you read the book?" he asked, witheringly.
Now, at last, I have a response. Mendelssohn wrote: “So
much is spoken about music and so little is said. For my part I do not believe
that words suffice for such a task, and if they did I should no longer make
music.”
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