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Leopold Stokowski

A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.

Leopold Stokowski

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Leopold Stokowski is highlighting that while painters use a physical surface to create their art, musicians create their work within the quiet space before and between sounds. He emphasizes that the audience plays a crucial role by offering this silence, which allows the music to be fully experienced and appreciated.

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