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Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Martin Luther

1538

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1538 The Renaissance

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Martin Luther

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Luther, Martin. Quoted in Symphoniae Iucundae Atque Adeo Breves Quatuor Vocum, written by Georg Rhau. Wittenberg, 1538, preface.

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