[M]usic, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
Source: In Poor Man's University, Sidney Madwed, 1994
-- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, (Jan 27 1756-1791), Austrian composer; He was child prodigy who composed 600+ works - chamber music, symphonies and operas, e.g., The Magic Flute, 1787.