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Tag Archives: quotations
Issue 108: Trading Insults
Well really! but too, too enjoyable! http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/composer-insults/ here are 21 very rude, very catty comments by composers, about composers.
Issue 94: Recorded Music
MusicTeacher @DailyMusicQuote 13 May “I am terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music will be put on records forever.” ~ Arthur Sullivan,born on this day,1842 Little did he know what lay in the future… My mp3 … Continue reading
Issue 94: Let’s start from the beginning
MusicTeacher @DailyMusicQuote 12 Oct 10 “If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.” ~ L. Pavarotti MusicTeacher @DailyMusicQuote 24 May “I can only think of music as … Continue reading
Issue 94: What is a teacher?
MusicTeacher @DailyMusicQuote 26 Jul 11 “A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.” ~Thomas Carruthers I have reached this place with a couple of students this term; they have travelled as far as they want to go and are … Continue reading
Issue 52: The Meaning of Music
Two more quotes for your collection – Aaron Copland “The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer would be, “Yes”. And “Can you state in so many words what … Continue reading
Issue 51: Edith Sitwell
“My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.” ― Edith Sitwell ( http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/music?page=2) for more about Edith Sitwell, here’s the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Sitwell and here’s a 1929 recording of Facade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEFAU9P8Do The blurb reads as follows: “The British poet … Continue reading
Issue 24: Quotations in Praise of Silence
There have been a number of quotations come my way recently concerning silence, or being silent; “The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.” ~ pianist Aflred Brendel, KBE (I never realised that before…. I don’t do … Continue reading
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