Occupation: Composer Birth: November 12, 1833 Death: February 27, 1887
As a composer seeking to remain anonymous I am shy of confessing my musical activity. This is intelligible enough. For others it is their chief busin….
Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career..
I am a composer in search of oblivion; and I'm always slightly ashamed to admit that I compose..
Music is a pastime, a relaxation from more serious occupations..