Tenor Quotes

64 quotes by 54 authors

A superb tenor voice, like a silver trumpet muffled in silk. — Alec Guinness
If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee… — Pierre Loti
One cannot demand of a scholar that he show himself a scholar everywhere in society, but the whole tenor of his behavior must none the… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a… — Dominic Chianese
The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain… — Alexander Hamilton
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument… — Stan Getz
Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course,… — Stan Getz
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. — Evelyn Waugh
I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else — Coleman Hawkins
Some people say there was no jazz tenor before me. All I know is I just had a way of playing and I didn't think… — Coleman Hawkins
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless… — Thomas Gray
The success of our operas rests most of the time in the hands of the conductor. This person is as necessary as a tenor or… — Giuseppe Verdi
A counter tenor is anyone who can count to ten. — Denis Norden
A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous!… — Cannonball Adderley
You have to make a choice when you start to sing and decide whether you want to service the music, and be at the top… — Alfredo Kraus
I wonder how appropriate it is to try to 'argue someone into the kingdom.' Many apologists hotly deny any such charge, but I don't believe… — Robert M. Price
Trust not my reading, nor my observations, Which with experimental seal do warrant The tenor of my book. — William Shakespeare
The more I studied the Bible, however, I had to admit that the prosperity message did not line up with the tenor of Scripture.Â My… — Jim Bakker
Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs. — Gerry Mulligan
The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing — Gerry Mulligan

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