Thomas Beecham Quotes

"A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Music, Man)

"All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Men, Women, America)

"There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Public, Rules)

"No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me."
- Thomas Beecham

"Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Music)

"I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Opinion, Poor, World)

"Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Music, Difficulty, Memory)

"Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle."
- Thomas Beecham
(Related: Boys, Composers)

"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away."
- Thomas Beecham