A Quote by Karol Mikuli

Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation.

Karol Mikuli

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Affectation Always Emotional Exaggeration Itself Justified Line Logic Melodic Possessed Strengthening Weakening

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Karol Mikuli
Polish - Musician
October 20, 1819 - May 21, 1897

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth.

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Margaret J. Wheatley

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Stacey D'Erasmo

I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line those lines would be suited to. As soon as I find the form I can finish the song in my head.

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If your character is not strengthening, your future is weakening.

Craig Groeschel

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Stephen King

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Howard Martin

A great artist can really enter the logic of any particular mazurka and fully understand the language of Chopin's music.

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Affectation is to be always distinguished from hypocrisy as being the art of counterfeiting those qualities, which we might with innocence and safety, be known to want. Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy; affectation part of the chosen trappings of folly.

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