Melody is the essence of music..

The best way to learn is through the powerful force of rhythm..

I have never written the music that was in my heart to write; perhaps I never shall with this brain and these fingers, but I know that hereafter it w….

Let us put our trust in God and console ourselves with the thought that all is well, if it is in accordance with the will of the Almighty, as He know….

I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no p….

Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance..

What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!.

As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the last few years such close relationships wi….

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between..

Love guards the heart from the abyss..

True perfection in all things is no longer known or prized - you must write music that is either so simple a coachman could sing it, or so unintellig….

Creativity is the firing of my soul..

People err who think my art comes easily to me. I assure you, dear friend, nobody has devoted so much time and thought to compositions as I. There is….

I never lie down at night without reflecting that, young as I am, I may not live to see another day..

Silence is very important. The silence between the notes are as important as the notes themselves..

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius..

All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessar….

Music, in even the most terrible situations, must never offend the ear but always remain a source of pleasure..

Patience and tranquility of mind contribute more to cure our distempers as the whole art of medicine.

If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony..

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop..