Arrogant Quote by William Watson

“For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine Oaten reeds, And sing of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds;”

— Edmund Spenser

I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they turn what…

— Thomas Beecham

There is a spirit in us that makes our brass to blare and our cymbals crash-all, of course, supported by the practicalities of trained…

— Laurence Olivier

Never look at the brass - it only encourages them.

— Richard Strauss

Brass has a very distinctive sound. It's delicate but powerful, but it's also melancholic and plaintive.

— Johann Johannsson

As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?

— Thomas Beecham

A whispering and watery Norfolk sound Telling of all the moonlit reeds around.

— John Betjeman

I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked cool.

— Max Martin

“One time, that true brass thimble.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a short glance to give an important cue.

— Richard Strauss

“So be we king or be we bum the reed still whistles the heart still hums”

— Patti Smith

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

— Confucius