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CLASSICAL
Time is a...
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
Source:...
If men of...
If men of genius only knew what love their works inspire!
Source: Letter to...
Every composer knows...
Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one has not time to write...
The luck of...
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
At least I...
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
We joined the...
We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.
A pretty girl...
A pretty girl is like a melody
That haunts you day and night.
Source: From an...
There is an...
There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.
Talent is only...
Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for...
The toughest thing...
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
People compose for...
People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to...
In order to...
In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought...
Talent works, genius...
Talent works, genius creates.
Source: In
It is the...
It is the curse of talent that, although it labors with greater steadiness and perseverance than genius, it does not...
If we were...
If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. Therefore, respect every musician...
Music is the...
Music is the arithmetic of sounds as optics is the geometry of light.
Source:...
The colour of...
The colour of my soul is iron-grey and sad bats wheel about the steeple of my dreams.
The century of...
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create...
How much has...
How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling.
People don't very...
People don't very much like things that are beautiful -- they are so far from their nasty little...