Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, 'No, but I once trod in some.'

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

Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.

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

His violin always plays off-key, but his humor is never off-color. ~ Ronald Reagan

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself h…

Never look at the Trombones, you'll only encourage them.