Composer Quotes

I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided whether there will be anybody to understand their works in twenty years' time.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Advise Anybody Colleagues Composers Decided Drop Kindergarten Sometimes Symphonies Time Too Twenty Understand Whether Will Works Would Years Young

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Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Best Child Children Else Enough Everything Everything Else Follows Good Let Us Only Our Seriously Take Us

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Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Accessible Art Forces He Humanity Mankind Many Most Most Powerful People Possible Powerful Real Rise Who

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Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Action Ancient Complex Connected More Movements Much Phenomenon Same Same Time Simple Singing Song Than Time

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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Laws Morals Music Same

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To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Along Build Child Developing First Giving Highest Highest Level Him Instrument Level Playing Reading Sand Singing Teach Training Without

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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.

~ Zoltan Kodaly

Adult Book Educated Imagining Music Read Same Should Silence Sound Way Will

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Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?

~ Vernon Duke

Autumn Does Inviting New New York Seem Why York

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Well we really meant you to visit Paris in May, but the rhythm required two syllables.

~ Vernon Duke

May Meant Paris Really Required Rhythm Syllables Two Visit Well You

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

~ Virgil Thomson

Care Critics don't Care Hope Only Other Played Say

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I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.

~ Virgil Thomson

Around Go Happen Regretting Things

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

~ Virgil Thomson

Matter Works Worry

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

~ Virgil Thomson

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I look at you and I write down what I hear.

~ Virgil Thomson

Down Hear I Write Look Write You

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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 whenever you can.

~ Virgil Thomson

Abstract Avoid Being Concept Learned Musical Musician Never Point Serious Thank Thank You Whenever Whole You

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I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.

~ Virgil Thomson

Food Friends Going Good Might Said Starve Well Where

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I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

~ Virgil Thomson

Being Down Going Itself Known Life May Music Musician Never Regretted Store Whatever Who You

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

~ Virgil Thomson

Crush Florence Learn London Paris Poise Rivals Social Wit You Your

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Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

~ Virgil Thomson

Alone Happens Mind See Your

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Musicians own music because music owns them.

~ Virgil Thomson

Because Music Musicians Own Owns Them

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