<div>In "Music Theory, Phenomenology, and Modes of Perception," Lewin complains about sloppy usage of those two words. It's on p. 81 of <em>Studies in Music with Text.</em></div>
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<div>Nicole Biamonte</div>
<div>University of Iowa</div>
<div><a href="mailto:nicole-biamonte@uiowa.edu">nicole-biamonte@uiowa.edu</a></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Candace Brower <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:candacebrower@gmail.com">candacebrower@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Dear all,<br><br>I seem to remember hearing that David Lewin once said something along the lines of "'Is' and 'the' are among most dangerous words in the English language." Can anyone tell me what the original wording is, where the quote came from, and anything about the context in which it was originally said? I think about this quote a lot and I am constantly reminded of its wisdom.<br>
<br>Best,<br><br>Candace<br><br>Candace Brower<br><a href="mailto:candacebrower@gmail.com" target="_blank">candacebrower@gmail.com</a><br>Albuquerque, NM<br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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