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Famous quotes by Composers

From the timeless masters of the past to the modern pioneers, authors have actually long provided inspiration and creative thinking. Their words of wisdom have actually been given with the ages, providing insight right into the imaginative procedure and also the power of music. Below are a few of the most motivating quotes from authors, using a glimpse right into their minds and also the music they created.
Small: Its a blast to watch. Its a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical
"It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: Never look at the trombones. Youll only encourage them
"Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them"
Richard Strauss, Composer
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Small: We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past
Klaus Schulze
"We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn
"A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn"
Claude Debussy, Composer
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Small: A nation creates music - the composer only arranges it
"A nation creates music - the composer only arranges it"
Mikhail Glinka, Composer
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Small: The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play
"The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play"
Richard Strauss, Composer
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Small: The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the
Igor Stravinsky
"The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: A good composer does not imitate he steals
Igor Stravinsky
"A good composer does not imitate; he steals"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts
"Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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Small: Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much mon
"Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
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Small: Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite i
"Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth. As the great Mahler expert Donald Mitchell said that if Mahler had written another Symphony, it would have been my Fifth!"
Malcolm Arnold, Composer
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Small: Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel
"Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel"
Oscar Levant, Composer
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Small: Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling relationshi
"Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling relationships between the individual work and other members of its stylistic 'family' in the world outside"
Brian Ferneyhough, Composer
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Small: By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive
Bruno Walter
"By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive at precision"
Bruno Walter, Composer
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Small: Its useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep
"It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep"
John Cage, Composer
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Small: Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy
"Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy"
Franz Schubert, Composer
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Small: I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try
"I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try to go out of my way to involve them somehow in what I'm doing or get involved in what they're doing"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you.
"As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don't support you any more"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who are working say, Look, Ill kick
"It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who are working say, Look, I'll kick this back in, I don't need to take this profit share. It's very cooperative"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: Im getting ready to write a piece now, and its been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation
"I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also
Igor Stravinsky
"To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune
Igor Stravinsky
"Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: The real composer thinks about his work the whole time he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of
Igor Stravinsky
"The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with
Klaus Schulze
"I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with me about my music, probably because it's still too far-out"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and
Klaus Schulze
"Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and not for the body"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: My interest in his new toy, the Theremin, isnt very big. It simply does not fit into my way of playing music.
Klaus Schulze
"My interest in his new toy, the Theremin, isn't very big. It simply does not fit into my way of playing music. I do not want to fiddle around with my hands in the air"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding
"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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Small: A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance
"A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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Small: Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory.
"Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law"
Claude Debussy, Composer
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Small: I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once wed gone the route of casting a very young gi
"I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once we'd gone the route of casting a very young girl, you can't really cast a 65 year old man opposite. Slightly different resonance I think. No, we weren't going to go there. We'd have Jack Nicholson in the lead"
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer
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