Applause Quote by Joseph Kerman

“An applause is not just the recognition of good performance, but its proof of being different than the crowd.”

— Amit Kalantri

“So it is with the concerto of our lives. Individual notes must be learned and played and practiced before we achieve harmony. And above…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.

— Moliere

“Whatever it is, it can’t possibly be as important as the Italian Concerto. Now let’s get to work.” We work for three and a…

— Hilary T. Smith

“To participate, then, in the pomp of the orchestra, in the full scintillation thereof, was in the highest degree thrilling. Is this not the…

— M.T. Anderson

“Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.”

— Plato

“Glory ought to be the consequence, not the motive, of our actions; and although it happen not to attend the worthy deed, yet it…

— Pliny the Younger

“To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd”

— Aristotle

“I loved the idea that looking at a painting or listening to a concerto could make you somehow "transcend" the day-in, day-out bullshit that…

— Mary Karr

“To lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the crowd.”

— Max Lucado

“Sometimes a little song is sweet to hear, even if the orchestra is more accomplished”

— Esmé Raji Codell

“But even a wonderful soloist needs a song. Even a pitch-perfect voice needs a message.”

— David Pietrusza