A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it. |
All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women. |
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. |
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. |
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. |
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. |
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory. |
I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it. |
If an opera cannot be played by an organ grinder, it's not going to achieve immortality. |
It is quite untrue that British people don't appreciate music. They may not understand it but they absolutely love the noise it makes. |
Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands - and all you can do is scratch it |
Most of them sound like they live on seaweed. |
Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica. |
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes. |
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between. |