Musical Material

Famous quotes containing the words musical and/or material:

    “Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at “hateful ragtime” no longer passes for musical culture.”
    —Scott Joplin (1868–1917)

    “Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)