Believe Quote by Brian Reitzell

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest

— James Levine

I grew up playing in youth orchestras, so they were my most treasured memories, so to be in front of an orchestra playing my…

— Laura Mvula

Writing orchestra music, you need for the emotional content to come from everyone doing everything together, adding up as it goes, a crowd mentality.

— Nico Muhly

Good music resembles something. It resembles the composer.

— Jean Cocteau

Nothing can grab you by the throat - or heart or soul - like an orchestra. It's undeniably the most engaging and exciting way…

— Michael Giacchino

I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.

— Leonard Bernstein

I used to sing classical music to the flowers in the garden and imagine they were all different parts of the orchestra. It used…

— Joe Lycett

I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.

— Howard Shore

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.

— Gavin Bryars

Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.

— Yanni

Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles.

— Horace Silver

Trying to describe something musical is like dancing to architecture, it's really difficult.

— Robert Palmer