Turkish Music

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“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

“Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)