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(1885 – 1945) American ragtime pianist, bandleader & composer

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I liked your opera… I think I will set it to music.

Ludwig van Beethoven

(1770 – 1827) German composer & pianist

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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more, but how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?

Victor Borge

(1909 – 2000) Danish-born comedian & pianist

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There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together; the public doesn’t give a damn what goes on inbetween.

Thomas Beecham

(1879 – 1961) English conductor

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Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

Henry van Dyke

(1852 – 1933) author, educator & clergyman

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The opera is like a husband with a foreign title – expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge.

Cleveland Amory

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

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The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished learning them as when you start.

Thomas Beecham

(1879 – 1961) English conductor

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The secret of my piano playing is that I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

Arthur Schnabel

(1882 – 1951) Austrian composer & pianist

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Jack Benny would end his act by playing a tune on his violin, so naturally he got a big cheer when he finished.

George Burns

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

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Elwood: Eh… what kind of music do you usually have here?
Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western.

Sheilah Wells

(1941 – ) American actress

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These go to 11.

Christopher Guest

(1948 – ) English-American screenwriter, musician, director & actor

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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

Steve Martin

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

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I want to be a diva… like people-totally-respect-my-music diva, not diva like carry-my-Diet-Coke-around.

Jessica Simpson

(1980 – ) American singer

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Jack Benny played Mendelsson last night… Mendelsson lost.

Anonymous

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Assassins!

Arturo Toscanini

(1867 – 1957) Italian conductor

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The problem with women in an orchestra is that if they’re attractive it will upset my players and if they’re not it will upset me.

Thomas Beecham

(1879 – 1961) English conductor

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The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night… Brahms lost.

Bennett Cerf

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

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Shostakovich is without doubt the foremost composer of pornographic music in the history of art.

W.J. Henderson

(1855 – 1937) American musical critic & scholar

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It’s difficult to remember when you haven’t played it before.

Eugene Ormandy

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

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I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.

Victor Borge

(1909 – 2000) Danish-born comedian & pianist

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Subject: Entertainment » Music (Page 4)

Art is long and life is short; here is evidently the explanation of a Brahms symphony.

Get up from that piano; you hurtin' its feelings.

I liked your opera… I think I will set it to music.

I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more, but how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together; the public doesn’t give a damn what goes on inbetween.

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

The opera is like a husband with a foreign title – expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge.

The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished learning them as when you start.

The secret of my piano playing is that I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

Jack Benny would end his act by playing a tune on his violin, so naturally he got a big cheer when he finished.

Elwood: Eh… what kind of music do you usually have here?
Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western.

These go to 11.

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

I want to be a diva… like people-totally-respect-my-music diva, not diva like carry-my-Diet-Coke-around.

Jack Benny played Mendelsson last night… Mendelsson lost.

Assassins!

The problem with women in an orchestra is that if they’re attractive it will upset my players and if they’re not it will upset me.

The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night… Brahms lost.

Shostakovich is without doubt the foremost composer of pornographic music in the history of art.

It’s difficult to remember when you haven’t played it before.

I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.