Symphonies Quotes

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It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it… — David Byrne
All the charming and beautiful things, from the Song of Songs, to bouillabaisse, and from the nine Beethoven symphonies to the Martini cocktail, have been… — H. L. Mencken
Remember Haydn's 104 symphonies. Not all of them were great. But there were 104 of them. — Raymond Carver
Moving pictures need sound as much as Beethoven symphonies need lyrics, — Charlie Chaplin
I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided… — Zoltan Kodaly
The majority of my symphonies are tombstones. — Dmitri Shostakovich
Most Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more. — Neville Marriner
Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other hand,… — Yanni
Empires fall, ids explode, great symphonies are written, and behind all of it is a single instinct that demands satisfaction. — Sherwin B. Nuland
Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth. As the great… — Malcolm Arnold
I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place. — Alan Hovhaness
For a man to argue, 'I don't go to church; I pray alone,' is no wiser than if he should say, 'I have no use… — George Arthur Buttrick
Mathematics is an activity governed by the same rules imposed upon the symphonies of Beethoven, the paintings of DaVinci, and the poetry of Homer. — Edward Kasner
Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies.… — Doc Severinsen
A young man, just beginning the study of musical composition, once went to Mozart and asked him the formula for developing the theme of a… — James Keller
So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from treating the emotions… — Eduard Hanslick
Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. They… — Billy Joel
Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul. — Paul Whiteman
Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both… — John F. Kennedy
I see that you believe in love such as the poets and romancers have represented... The poets represent love as the sculptors design beauty, as… — Alfred de Musset

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