| Simpsons Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 7910 |
| AUTHOR: | Donal Henahan |
| QUOTATION: | It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist…. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Whatever Happened to Spontaneity in Performance? ib 13 May 84 |
| SUBJECTS: | Communications & the Arts: Music & Dance: Observers & Critics |
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