The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Ernest Newman More Quotes by Ernest Newman More Quotes From Ernest Newman The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an accountant settles down each day to his figures. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration. Ernest Newman inspiration work jobs The higher the voice the smaller the intellect. Ernest Newman intellect intelligence voice The great-at-anything do not set to work because they are inspired, but rather become inspired because they are working. They don't waste time waiting for inspiration. Ernest Newman waste inspiration waiting A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out. Ernest Newman composer music found The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music. Ernest Newman voice mind play I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this. Ernest Newman stravinsky debussy ideas Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration. Ernest Newman inspiration jobs hands Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks. Ernest Newman tag jazz form You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side. Ernest Newman dog sides may For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation. Ernest Newman costumes creation musical
