Classical music Quotes · Page 17

“There's an expression in classical music. It goes, 'We went out to the meadow.' It's for those evenings that can only be…

— John Green

There was a time when people were afraid that film music would totally displace classical music.

— Y. G. Mahendran

I grew up in a family that was very musical, learned the blues and everything like that. And I became a little…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

It is interesting that our biggest fans are the greatest names of the classical music scene, such as Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen,…

— Aleksey Igudesman

In western classical music with an orchestra, you focus the orchestra on melodies and harmony. In African music, the biggest focus is…

— Ludwig Goransson

I've been listening to quite a lot of classical music like Erik Satie, and quite a lot of blues.

— Elizabeth Jagger

“There was that sound again--snap, then a footfall. She tried to whirl around as a dark form--Dear God--sprang with a splash from…

— Kaye George

I'd been trained as a classical musician, but also as a pop musician. My teacher made sure that everything was available.

— Jeanine Tesori

I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music…

— Ji-Hae Park

I am very attracted to the United States. Why? Well, as a little kid from Southern Italy, not from a wealthy family,…

— Riccardo Tisci

When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.

— Chris Martin

College was pivotal for me. It broadened my horizons, taught me to think and question, and introduced me to many things -…

— John E Ferling

When I was young, I played the piano and studied classical music and jazz. I wanted to be a concert pianist, and…

— Christopher Plummer

Violin for me is a great instrument because you can use it as a rhythmical instrument and also as a melodic instrument.…

— David Garrett

I think classical dance is not seeing the evolution seen by classical music.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff.

— Eberhard Weber

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.

— William Mapother

Works of art make rules but rules do not make works of art.

— Claude Debussy

As a kid, I loved classical music. Composers like Beethoven were like rock stars to me. Then there were the real rock…

— Alan Menken

Classical music is for listening but rock and roll is to have fun with.

— Dave Clark

Western classical music had long known syncopation. But no one had felt compelled to snap his fingers to music before American jazz…

— Heather Mac Donald

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state

— Frank Zappa

Any material can be treated in any number of ways. Sometimes I might hear something, or someone else might hear something, and…

— John Dieterich

I think the classical music is on a dangerous downward slope, because it's not seeking strong enough resonance with its society.

— Laurence Equilbey

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.

— Nina Simone