Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
"Have you heard any Stockhausen?" Beecham was asked. "No, but I believe I have stepped in some."
I prefer Offenbach to Bach often.
The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.