Composers are the only people who can hear good music above bad sounds.

Quote by John Philip Sousa

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Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist;...

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist;...

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put...

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put...

The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am...

The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am...

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he...

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he...

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and...

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and...

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another...

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his...

I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his...

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to...

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to...

No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in...

No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in...

My religion lies in my composition.

My religion lies in my composition.

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its...

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its...

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the...

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the...

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a...

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a...

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and...

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and...

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in...

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in...

I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world....

I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world....

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their...

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their...