Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
Beethoven's last quartets were written by a deaf man and should only be listened to by a deaf man.
The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished as when you started
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.
Movie music is noise. It's even more painful than my sciatica.
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.