The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.
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No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.Thomas Beecham
A soprano in Massenet's Don Quixote complained that she had missed her entry in the aria, 'because Mr. Challiapin always dies too soon.' 'Madam, you must be profoundly in error,' said Sir Thomas, 'No operatic star has yet died half soon enough for me.'
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Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
Thomas Beecham
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
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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.
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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
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