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.
The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.
If she is attractive, I can't perform with her; if she is not, then I won't.
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.
Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station.