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> [Claude Debussy defined the guitar as an expressive harpsicord. I believe that is the best definition ever given of the Spanish guitar. This phrase is the starting point for my Concierto de Aranjuez Our guitar is the only survivor of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/claude-debussy-defined-the-guitar-as-an-expressive-harpsicord-i/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

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## More by Joaquin Rodrigo

> [Claude Debussy defined the guitar as an expressive harpsicord. I believe that is the best definition ever given of the Spanish guitar. This phrase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/claude-debussy-defined-the-guitar-as-an-expressive-harpsicord-i/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

> [To listen only to records is a sin of narcissism. It is important to hear live music, in concert, which is a source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/to-listen-only-to-records-is-a-sin-of-narcissism-it-is-important-to/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

> [There are times when I feel uninspired and I don't want to compose. I call these my 'bewitched' periods. I have to be touched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/there-are-times-when-i-feel-uninspired-and-i-don-t-want-to-compose-i/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

> [The greatest source of inspiration is hard work. Of course, I also believe in inspiration itself, but sometimes you have to provoke it, call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/the-greatest-source-of-inspiration-is-hard-work-of-course-i-also/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

> [Blindness enhanced my spiritual life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-rodrigo/blindness-enhanced-my-spiritual-life/)

[Joaquin Rodrigo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-rodrigo/)

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