The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

Quote by Thomas Beecham

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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public...

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public...

All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy...

All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy...

No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion...

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion...

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.