"I would rather instill in my amateur students love, than knowledge, of music. Left with only knowledge, they will at the end close their books and consign the course to forgetfulness. But if they have learned to love but the smallest part of the art, they are likely to pursue some phase of it the rest of their lives."

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Source: Ernst Bacon (2013). “Notes on the Piano”, p.79, Courier Corporation

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Ernst Bacon

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Ernst Bacon was an American composer and conductor known for his innovative approach to music that deeply explored human emotions.

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