music Quotes

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

Music imitates (represents) the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites.

“Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads to him.”

“Pablo Casals is a great musician in all he does: a cellist without equal, and extraordinary conductor and composer with something to say. I have been profoundly impressed by all I have heard of his work, but he is a... ...

“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice”

“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if... ...

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”

“Bach is played altogether too fast. Music that presupposes a visual comprehension of lines of sound advancing side by side becomes chaos for the listener; high speed makes comprehension impossible. Yet.”

"Mozart's music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe."

"It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception."