Quote#Art
With respect to excellence of Style and Composition, it may perhaps…
Quote byCharles Burney · 1726–1814
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A General History of Music ([1776-89] 1935) vol. 1, page 22.
English (original)
With respect to excellence of Style and Composition, it may perhaps be said that to practised ears the most pleasing Music is such as has the merit of novelty, added to refinement, and ingenious contrivance; and to the ignorant, such as is most familiar and common.
— Charles Burney
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