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An artist's sphere of influence is the world. Carl Maria von Weber

World Sphere Artist Influence

'Psycho' is probably the best known example of a horror film whose exclusive sound was strings, and since then, it's been hard to avoid that. The minute you have strings as your primary voice, the comparisons are always made. Christopher Young

Best You Made Example Strings Minute Horror Horror Film Voice Primary Since Exclusive Known Always Sound Been Psycho Then Your Hard Avoid Comparisons Film Whose

How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling. Claude Debussy

Feeling Naked Before Reaching Discarded How How Much Much Explored Flesh

I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it. Claude Debussy

Love Music Try Free Because Stifle Passionately Traditions Barren

I wish to sing of my interior visions with the naive candour of a child. Claude Debussy

Interior Wish Visions Naive Sing Child

It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely. Cole Porter

Delicious Delightful

Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes and I knew the way I had to take. Edvard Grieg

Eyes Way Take Had Knew Fell Mist Suddenly

I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Edward Elgar

Art God Believe Said Always Still Against

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore. Elliott Carter

Opposing Silences Only Between Employed Fore Duo Movements Order Bring

These seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words. Felix Mendelssohn

Music Me Soul Words Better Easily Thousand Seem Genuine Misunderstood Ambiguous Than Which Comparison Fills Things Vague

Broad paths are open to every endeavour, and a sympathetic recognition is assured to every one who consecrates his art to the divine services of a conviction of a consciousness. Franz Liszt

Art Conviction Every Assured Broad Recognition Divine Open His Endeavour Paths Who Consciousness Services Sympathetic

Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words. Franz Liszt

Song Words Singing Enough Give Inspiration Without Expression Tone

When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love. Franz Schubert

Love Me Wished Sing Sorrow Transformed To Love Turned

The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention. Franz Schubert

Wise Man Wise Man Fool Misfortune Greatest Convention Unhappiness Based

I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period it didn't exactly win us any friends. Fred Frith

Politics Win Result Perception Think Changed Our Exactly Through Period Self-Righteous Friends Any Us Certain Zealous Things

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days. Frederic Chopin

Work Health Strength Will Long Gladly Days

If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster. Gustav Mahler

You Think Faster Boring Slower Audience Go Your

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish. Gustav Mahler

Not Perfect Down Detail Perfect Smallest Perish Doomed

I don't read such boring things. Life is too short. Gyorgy Ligeti

Life Life Is Too Short Too Boring Boring Things Read Short Things

Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love. Hector Berlioz

Love Music Give Idea May Cannot While Express

I don't think I'll ever be president of anything. Hoagy Carmichael

Think President Anything Ever

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