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“I always think of a voice as an instrument, whether a voice is a trumpet, or violin, or bass. You know what I mean? A horn or wind instrument versus a string instrument. Horn instruments are definitely more toward jazz.”

Thinking Knows Mean Voice Wind Instruments Jazz Strings Versus Horns Bass Violin Trumpets Wind Instruments

Author:Debbie Harry

“Sometimes a musical phrase would perfectly sum up The mood of a moment. One of those lovelorn sonatas For wind instruments was riding past on a solemn white horse. Everybody wondered who the new arrival was.”

Sometimes Moments Past White Music Wind Musician Horse Instruments Musical Mood Phrases Riding Solemn Arrivals White Horse Sonatas New Arrivals Wind Instruments

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

“The chief objection to playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.”

Player Wind Instruments Chiefs Objections Wind Instruments

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“The Welsh are the only nation in the world that has produced no graphic or plastic art, no architecture, no drama. They just sing. Sing and blow down wind instruments of plated silver.”

World Art Nations Wind Drama Instruments Blow Architecture Silver Plastic Graphic Welsh No Drama Wind Instruments

Book:The world of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The world of Evelyn Waugh

“When you play the oboe, the flute or other wind instruments, there is something between you and the breath; there is the embouchure, the reed, etc. But with the recorder, I receive an immediate response from the instrument. This is something that attracted me to the instrument, that I could immediately feel the response of what I was doing.”

Feels Play Wind Breaths Instruments Response Etc Reeds Flutes Recorders Oboes Wind Instruments

Author:Michala Petri

“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”