“Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.” FormJazzTricksCollectionsTag Author:Ernest Newman
“You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.” MayStillsHelpingSidesDogLameStiles Author:Ernest Newman
“I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this.” IdeasNo IdeaStravinskyDebussy Author:Ernest Newman
“The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.” VoiceHigherIntelligenceIntellect Author:Ernest Newman
“Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.” HandsInspirationJobsWaitingWasteWasting TimeWagner Author:Ernest Newman
“A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.” FoundMusicMusic IsComposerFunny MusicClassic MusicComposing MusicBad Music Author:Ernest Newman
“The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an accountant settles down each day to his figures. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.” DoeHandsInspirationActionJobsWaitingWorkFiguresWasteInspiredSettlingEach DayWasting TimeComposerAccountantsSettling DownRegularityWagner Author:Ernest Newman
“The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music.” MindPlayGivenVoiceFineSingingConstantFinest Author:Ernest Newman
“For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation.” IfsCreationPeriodsMusicalExceptionCostumes Author:Ernest Newman
“The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.” DoeInspiredComposer Author:Ernest Newman
“The great-at-anything do not set to work because they are inspired, but rather become inspired because they are working. They don't waste time waiting for inspiration.” InspirationWaitingWasteInspiredWasting TimeDon't Waste Time Author:Ernest Newman
