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-- Ludwig van Beethoven, quoted by Bettina von Arnin, letter to Goethe, 1810</blockquote>

-- Ludwig van Beethoven, quoted by Bettina von Arnin, letter to Goethe, 1810</blockquote>

However, this attitude did not always prevail during the 20th century, when many composers, such as Milton Babbit, Pierre Boulez, and John Cage, wrote music that was deliberately unlistenable. <ref>Babbit, Milton  [http://www.palestrant.com/babbitt.html "Who Cares if You Listen?"]</ref> This trend was generally associated with the destructive, atheistic forms of so-called "modern" art.

However, this attitude did not always prevail during the 20th century, when many composers, such as Milton Babbit, Pierre Boulez, and John Cage, wrote music that was deliberately unlistenable.<ref>Babbit, Milton  [http://www.palestrant.com/babbitt.html "Who Cares if You Listen?"]</ref> This trend was generally associated with the destructive, atheistic forms of so-called "modern" art.

== See also ==

== See also ==

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