Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station.
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.
The sound of a harpsichord - two skeletons copulating on a tin roof in a thunderstorm.
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but cannot hear it.
There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.