Song Quotes by John Philip Sousa

10 Song quotes by John Philip Sousa

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Sousa’s marching‑band legacy spills into these ten brief musings on song, each one a compact echo of his disciplined yet lively style. It’s a handy snapshot for anyone wanting a taste of his melodic mindset.

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Sincere composers believe in God.

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“Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains ”

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Composers are the only people who can hear good music above bad sounds.

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The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

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Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing.

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Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

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I forsee a marked deterioration in American musicand a host of other injuries to music in its artistic manifestations, by virtue—or rather…

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I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the…

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Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a…

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There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally…

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“Nations will seldom obtain good national anthems by offering prizes for them. The man and the occasion must meet.”

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Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music.

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A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

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Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment…

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I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out…

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To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false.

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The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope.

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You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer

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My religion lies in my composition.

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