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Quote by Malcolm Arnold
Music is a social art and you have to have orchestras, string quartets, etc.
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The quote describes music as a social art because it often depends on people making it together. Orchestras and string quartets are examples of groups whose sound comes from coordinated performance, not from one person alone.
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- Bruce Duffie, “A Conversation with Malcolm Arnold”
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