That the sweetly intoxicating three-four rhythm which took … - Eduard Hanslick

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That the sweetly intoxicating three-four rhythm which took hold of hand & foot, necessarily eclipsed great & serious music & made the audience unfit for any intellectual effort goes without saying.

Eduard Hanslick

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Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904) was a Bohemian-born musicologist.

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