Clarinet Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “The clarinet is a musical instrument the only thing worse than which is two.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clarinet Instruments Music making Musical Musical instruments Two
Clarinet n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet –… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing as a perfect clarinet,… — Jack Brymer Copy Share Image
I started on the clarinet. I was going to a music school - my mother took me - and the guy said, 'What do… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Now, I only play very occasionally, and in fact, more piano than clarinet or sax. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones. — Gerry Mulligan Copy Share Image
That's the clarinet I used to use... but it's just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it and they put these… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
So the ideology was that: use sounds as instruments, as sounds on tape, without the causality. It was no longer a clarinet or a… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function. — Victor Borge Copy Share Image
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a… — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
My eyes are too big, my nose is too flat, my ears stick out, my mouth is too big and my face is too… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
“Heath holds the door to the band room open for me, and I get to my chair without falling, snapping together my clarinet and… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was put me back in the case! — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and… — Samantha Barks Copy Share Image
I've been writing music since I was 9. I took harmony and counterpoint classes when I was studying the clarinet. So, I've been writing… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear… — Pete Fountain Copy Share Image
I'm not conditioned to be an entertainer. An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself. The problem with that is… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
