In the first movement alone, I took note of six pregnancies and at least four miscarriages.

The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.

Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.

Magical music never leaves the memory.

The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.

The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished as when you started