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    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.

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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Music Quotes,
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Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?

Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?

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Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Music Quotes,
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Wagner's music has some wonderful moments but awful half hours.

Wagner's music has some wonderful moments but awful half hours.

by Gioacchino Rossini Found in: Music Quotes,
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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.

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When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

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Yet half the beast is the great god Pan,
To laugh, as he sits by the river,
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Yet half the beast is the great god Pan,
To laugh, as he sits by the river,
Making a poet out of a man.
The true gods sigh for the cost and the pain--
For the reed that grows never more again
As a reed with the reeds of the river.

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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Music Quotes,
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Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

by Howard Dietz Found in: Music Quotes,
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