Accepted Quote by Virgil Thomson

“A libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen bya man who should never have attempted it.”

Virgil Thomson

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I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.

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I let her alone and when she got that finished she left me alone. We trusted each other.

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I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization…

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In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.

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I listened to the pure crystalline notes of one of Mozart's concertos dropping at my feet like leaves from the trees.

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I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.

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I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.

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Musicians own music because music owns them.

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Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

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Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians.

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