Classical Music Quotes
170 quotes by 137 authors
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I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.
— Jascha Heifetz
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Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes…
— Yo-Yo Ma
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What is classical music if not the epitome of sensuality, passion, and understated erotica that popular music, even with all of its energy and life,…
— Lara St. John
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My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music,
— Unknown Author
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I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My…
— Anthony Braxton
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Jazz isn't like pop, where you sell millions of records with a hit. Your spirit and soul aren't important in pop music. But jazz is…
— Freddie Hubbard
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Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in…
— Ahmad Jamal
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Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making a…
— Horace Silver
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I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in…
— Herbie Hancock
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Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's…
— Andre Rieu
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I feel that classical music should be a more recognizable part of everyone’s entertainment. It has been my hope that through live concerts, motion pictures,…
— Jose Iturbi
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Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to keep a wife and family…
— Malcolm Arnold
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I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff.
— Eberhard Weber
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Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.
— Questlove
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But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and…
— Van Cliburn
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Sometimes I'll listen to a little old Van Halen, or some Beatles, Zeppelin stuff, classical music... I like a lot of different things.
— Eric Carr
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Jazz, for me, is a closed circuit, like the term baroque in the world of classical music.
— Jan Garbarek
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I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.
— Lee Konitz
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Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and powerful…
— Michael Tilson Thomas
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Classical music is a wonderful 1200 year-old tradition that witnesses everything that it has meant and what it means right now to be human.
— Michael Tilson Thomas
Who Wrote These Classical Music Quotes
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