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Each song, you're telling a story and acting.
Each song, you're telling a story and acting.
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to read more
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
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.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.