When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.
The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished as when you started
What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.
Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station.
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.