The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.

There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.

Beethoven's last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man.

Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.

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

I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they turn what had been a dream into a public nuisance.

The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.