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Of course I have used dissonance in my time, but there has been too much dissonance. Bach used dissonance as good salt for his music. Others applied pepper, seasoned the dishes more and more highly, till all healthy appetites were sick and until the music was nothing but pepper.

Sergei Prokofiev

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Sergei Prokofiev
Age: 61 †
Born: 1891
Born: March 23
Died: 1953
Died: March 5
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Ballet Composer
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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
Sergej Sergeevič Prokofʹev
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