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Quote by Virgil Thomson

“A libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen bya man who should never have attempted it.”

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Virgil Thomson

Virgil Thomson was an influential American composer whose works bridged the gap between classical and popular music. His music had a profound impact on the music world. more

“The attitude of foreign to English musicians is unsympathetic, self-opinionated and pedantic. They believe that their tradition is the only one (this is specially true of the Viennese) and that anything that is not in accordance with that tradition is "wrong" and arises from insular ignorance.”

Believe Self Attitude Ignorance Musician Tradition Arise Opinionated Pedantic Unsympathetic

Author:Ralph Vaughan Williams

“Film composing is a splendid discipline, and I recommend a course of it to all composition teachers whose pupils are apt to be dawdling in their ideas, or whose every bar is sacred and must not be cut or altered.”

Ideas Film Courses Teacher Cutting Discipline Sacred Bars Composition Splendid Altered Pupils Composing

Book:National Music: And Other Essays

Source: National Music: And Other Essays

“There [is] a feeling of recognition, as of meeting an old friend, which comes to us all in the face of great artistic experiences. I had the same experience when I first heard an English folksong, when I first saw Michelangelo's Day and Night, when I suddenly came upon Stonehenge or had my first sight of New York City - the intuition that I had been there already.”

Firsts Feelings Faces Night Cities Saws Heard New York Sight Meetings Intuition Recognition Artistic New York City Great Art Day And Night Old Friends Great Artist Stonehenge

Author:Ralph Vaughan Williams

“There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.”

Wealth Loss Forget Virtue Greater Forget It

Author:Thiruvalluvar

“The worth of a wife is a man's good fortune; His jewels are his good children.”

Men Children Wife Fortune Jewels Good Fortune

Author:Thiruvalluvar

“The gruel that children's little hands have stirredIs sweeter than nectar.”

Children Littles Hands Nectar Little Hands

Author:Thiruvalluvar

“We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend, and we finally said, 'Okay, you know what? That's a little too much.'”

Knows Littles Said House Too Much Happened Okay Weekend Guests

Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

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