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The rustle of the leaves in summer's hush
When wandering breezes touch them, and the sigh
That read more
The rustle of the leaves in summer's hush
When wandering breezes touch them, and the sigh
That filters through the forest, or the gush
That swells and sinks amid the branches high,--
'Tis all the music of the wind, and we
Let fancy float on the aeolian breath.
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
Composers shouldn't think too much -- it interferes with their plagiarism.
Composers shouldn't think too much -- it interferes with their plagiarism.
Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.
Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.
Music is the universal language of mankind.
Music is the universal language of mankind.
If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.
If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.
Everything will past, and the world will perish but the Ninth
Symphony will remain.
Everything will past, and the world will perish but the Ninth
Symphony will remain.
Music . . .can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
Music . . .can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
