The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper…

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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...

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I...

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I...

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...

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 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...

Sincere composers believe in God.

Sincere composers believe in God.

America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a...

America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a...

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

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

Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the...

Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

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.