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Thomas Beecham on Music

1879–1961 England

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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.

The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

No composer has written as much as 100 bars of worthwhile music since 1925.

Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Beecham (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.