To know an art really well, one must know everything about … - Gabriel Fauré

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To know an art really well, one must know everything about it, both its origins and its development.

Gabriel Fauré

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About Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers.

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Native Name: Gabriel Urbain Fauré

Alternative Names: Gabriel Faure

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How many times have I asked myself what use music is? And what am I translating? What feelings? What ideas? How can I express something I do not understand myself?

"Common Chord" (August 16, 1905). "Key Notes: New Director of the Paris Conservatoire". The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality. Volume 51, Number 655.

Now, there are some periods of music, some pitches of which I can hear nothing... of my music as well as of others. I feel that there is on my shoulders nothing more than a terrible cloak of misery and discouragement.

To know an art really well, one must know everything about it, both its origins and its development. - Gabriel Fauré

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