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Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

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There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

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Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

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All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.

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The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

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Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

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I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

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No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Composer

Born: April 29th, 1879

Died: March 8th, 1961

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