The composer who is frightened of losing his artistic integrity through contact with a mass audience is no longer aware of the meaning of the word art. (Aaron Copland)

The composer who is frightened of losing his artistic integrity through contact with a mass audience is no longer aware of the meaning of the word art.

Aaron Copland

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