Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

Quote by Sir Thomas Beecham

Topics: Music Quotes

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands -...

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands -...

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

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

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.

That awkward moment when you sing the wrong part of a song with confidence.

That awkward moment when you sing the wrong part of a song with confidence.

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me,...

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me,...

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings...

Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is the soul of language.

Music is the soul of language.

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

Music chose me, not the other way around.

Music chose me, not the other way around.

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...