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1881–1959 Germany

Curt Sachs (German: [zaks]; June 29, 1881 – February 5, 1959) was a German-born but American-domiciled musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology (the study of musical instruments).

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The strange, never-ceasing drones used in the choral singing of Tibet belong in the Indian, not the Chinese sphere of Tibetan civilization.

China also passed on to Japan the ceremonial dances of India with their music, which were Japanized as the solemn and colorful Bugaku.

[In Siamese (Thai) music,] "the comparatively large share of drums, however, indicates the neighborhood of India"

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Curt Sachs (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.