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For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evenings experiments.

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"For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever"

- Arthur Sullivan

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This quote is written / told by Arthur Sullivan between May 13, 1842 and November 22, 1900. He/she was a famous Composer from United Kingdom. The author also have 1 other quotes.

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