Classical Quotes
639 quotes by 529 authors
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I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.
— Janina Gavankar
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With the development of industrial capitalism, a new and unanticipated system of injustice, it is libertarian socialism that has preserved and extended the radical humanist…
— Noam Chomsky
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It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need…
— Noam Chomsky
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Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based.
— Tom Stoppard
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Pop concerts create an audience for Pops concerts, not an audience for classical symphonic concerts.
— Sir Mix-a-Lot
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Classical music is always a really great way for me to get my chops to where I want them to be.
— Lucia Micarelli
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Indian classical dance is sustained by a profound philosophy. Form seeks to merge with the formless, motions seek to become a part of the motionless,…
— Nita Ambani
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New music is absolutely integral to classical music.
— Susanna Phillips
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I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age nine…
— Audra McDonald
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My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and jazz…
— Yael Naim
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Classical music can rock you!
— Ji-Hae Park
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I like everything, jazz and classical, and all over the spectrum.
— Mark Pellegrino
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My father was the proprietor of a music shop on Forty-third Street, where many of the finest performers and musicians of the day would come…
— E L Doctorow
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My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing the same thing…
— Antonia Thomas
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The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under the stars in…
— Hannah Simone
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so…
— Kate Fleetwood
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It is interesting that our biggest fans are the greatest names of the classical music scene, such as Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky and…
— Aleksey Igudesman
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I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one of the nicest…
— Aleksey Igudesman
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For me, personally, the most interesting music comes from the popular sector - from film and pop music - since contemporary classical music got stuck…
— Aleksey Igudesman
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One of the most beautiful things that recruited me to join the LaRouche movement is its emphasis on Classical singing and composition, especially with the…
— Kesha Rogers
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