Clarinet Quotes

38 quotes by 35 authors

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function. — Victor Borge
It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing… — Victor Borge
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, never… — Jack Brymer
No birdcall is the musical equal of a clarinet blown with panache. — Edward Hoagland
Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones. — Gerry Mulligan
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is… — Pete Fountain
Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was put me back in the case! — Eddie Condon
I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. — Lee Konitz
One nice thing about my momma is, she never gets on you for what you are not doing. I mean, she never looks away from… — Bruce Brooks
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 clumsy… — Artie Shaw
It is possible to enjoy the Mozart concerto without being able to play the clarinet. In fact, you can learn to be an expert connoisseur… — Richard Dawkins
I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums,… — Samantha Barks
So the ideology was that: use sounds as instruments, as sounds on tape, without the causality. It was no longer a clarinet or a spring… — Luc Ferrari
I spend a lot of time idly. I go to sporting events, play my clarinet. I practise. But if you work every day, a certain… — Woody Allen
The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach… — Steve Lacy
My eyes are too big, my nose is too flat, my ears stick out, my mouth is too big and my face is too small...… — Goldie Hawn
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played… — Quincy Jones
Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. — Gustav Mahler
I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano. — Norman Wisdom
So for all that we might speak words in each other's vicinity, this could never develop into anything that could be called a conversation. It… — Haruki Murakami

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