My Compositions Quotes
- My compositions spring from my sorrows. Those that give the world the greatest delight were born of my deepest griefs. — Franz Schubert
- I'd like to play for you one of my compositions, my only composition. — Dizzy Gillespie
- An evil fate has deprived me of the full use of my right hand, so that I am not able to play my compositions as… — Robert Schumann
- There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to… — Alan Hovhaness
- My compositions deserve the medal, not me. — Elliot T Carter