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Type: Composer Quotes Category: English Composer Quotes Date of Birth: April 29, 1879 Date of Death: March 8, 1961 Nationality: English Find on Amazon: Thomas Beecham Related Authors: Fred Frith Gavin Bryars Michael Tippett Anne Dudley Rupert Holmes Kevin Ayers Benjamin Britten |
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
Thomas Beecham A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it. Thomas Beecham All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women. Thomas Beecham Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. Thomas Beecham Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. Thomas Beecham Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory. Thomas Beecham I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it. Thomas Beecham Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica. Thomas Beecham No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me. Thomas Beecham The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes. Thomas Beecham 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. Thomas Beecham |
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