“[If] it were possible to watch composing in the same way that one can watch painting, if composers could have _ateliers_ as did painters, then it would be clear how superfluous the music theorist is and how he is just… — Arnold Schoenberg Copy Share Image
![“[If] it were possible to watch composing in the same way that one can watch painting, if composers could have _ateliers_ as did painters, then it would be clear how superfluous the music theorist is and how he is just as harmful as the art academies.” quote by Arnold Schoenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dfe/arnold-schoenberg-22052_art_if-it-were-possible-to-watch-composing-i_2067990.jpg)