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When I say the word "melody," I don't have ideas any clearer than yours or those of the majority of people like you when they say "reputation," "blame," "honour," "vice," "virtue," "modesty," "decency," "shame," "ridicule." WHEN I SAY THE WORD MELODY I DON'T HAVE IDEAS ANY CLEARER THAN YOURS OR THOSE OF THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHEN THEY SAY REPUTATION BLAME HONOR VICE VIRTUE MODESTY DECENCY SHAME RIDICULE
 ME: That's it. After a moment of silence on his part and mine, during which he walked around whistling and singing, to get him back to his talent I said to him: "What are you doing at present?" HIM: Nothing. ME: That very tiring. HIM: I was already stupid enough. Then I went to hear the music of Duni and other young composers, and that finished me off. ME: So you approve of this style of music? HIM: No doubt. ME: You find beauty in these new melodies? HIM: My God, do I find beauty in them? I'll say I do. What declamation! What truth! What expressiveness! ME: Every art of imitation has its model in nature. What's the musician's model when he writes a tune? HIM: Why not tackle the issue at a higher level? What's a melody? ME: I confess to you that this question is beyond my capabilities. In that we're all alike. In our memory we have only words which we think we understand from our frequent use of them and even the correct way we apply them. But in our minds they are only vague notions. F A MAN UPSET ABOUT SOME DISTRESSING IDEA ME THAT'S IT AFTER A MOMENT OF SILENCE ON HIS PART AND MINE DURING WHICH WE WALKED AROUND WHISTLING AND SINGING TO GET HIM BACK TO HIS TALENT I SAID TO HIM WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT PRESENT HIM NOTHING ME THAT'S VERY TIRING HIM I WAS ALREADY STUPID ENOUGH THEN I WENT TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF DUNEE AND OTHER YOUNG COMPOSERS AND THAT FINISHED ME OFF ME SO YOU APPROVE OF THIS STYLE OF MUSIC HIM NO DOUBT ME YOU FIND BEAUTY IN THESE NEW MELODIES HIM MY GOD DO I FIND BEAUTY IN THEM ALL SAY I DO WHAT DECLAMATION WHAT TRUTH WHAT EXPRESSIVENESS ME EVERY ART OF IMITATION HAS ITS MAUDLIN NATURE WHAT'S THE MUSICIAN'S MODEL WHEN HE WRITES A TUNE HIM WHY NOT TACKLE THE ISSUE AT A HIGHER LEVEL WHAT A MELODY ME I CONFESS TO YOU THAT THIS QUESTION IS BEYOND MY CAPABILITIES IN THAT WE'RE ALL ALIKE IN OUR MEMORY WE HAVE ONLY WORDS WHICH WE THINK WE UNDERSTAND FROM OUR FREQUENT USE OF THEM AND EVEN THE CORRECT WAY WE APPLY THEM BUT IN OUR MINDS THEY ARE ONLY VAGUE NOTIONS
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