Classical Music Quotes

170 Classical Music quotes by 137 unique authors

It is becoming increasingly difficult to decide where jazz starts or where it stops, where Tin Pan Alley begins and jazz ends, or even where… — Duke Ellington
The human attitude of which classical music is the expression is always the same; it is always based on the same kind of insight into… — Hermann Hesse
Jazz is America's classical music. — Billy Taylor
Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend symphony concerts, operas,… — Rodney Stark
I do like classical music, and soft rock, and jazz, which I never listened to when I was 15. Now I like it. The older… — Dmitry Medvedev
I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all. — Gregory Maguire
I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot. — Jane Chen
I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies. — Lana Del Rey
I love classical music. Yes, I was in a conservatory when I was younger and played guitar and all that stuff, so I also love… — Matt Schulze
When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really relax me and… — King Krule
Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs,… — Michael Caine
My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on a pop record,… — Amanda Eliasch
In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live,… — Ravi Shankar
Classical music is always a really great way for me to get my chops to where I want them to be. — Lucia Micarelli
New music is absolutely integral to classical music. — Susanna Phillips
Classical music can rock you! — Ji-Hae Park
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
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
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
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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