Quotes about Composers

"Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle."
-Sir Thomas Beecham

"People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever."
-Robert A. Schumann

"Composers are doers of deeds."
-Roger Sessions

"I don't like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism."
-Howard Dietz

"The statues of archdukes or composers presided with pensive nonchalance."
-Patrick Leigh Fermor

"Now, very few composers write for themselves."
-Jennifer Higdon