Somehow In The 20th Century An Idea Has Developed That Music Is An Activity Or Skill Which Is Not Comprehensible To The Man In The Street. This Is An Arrogant Assertion And Not Necessarily A True One. - SearchQuotes

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Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one.

Gavin Bryars

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