Arnold Schoenberg Quotes

I find above all that the expression, 'atonal music,' is most unfortunate - it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling,' or swimming 'the art of not drowning.'

Arnold Schoenberg

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  Arnold Schoenberg
  • Music
  • Art
  • Flying