In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot … - Ralph Richardson

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Ralph Richardson

In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot be quite strict, because we have to relate it to the audience. In other words we are continually changing the score.

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