Thomas Beecham
Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CHwas an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth29 April 1879
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What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.
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Most of them sound like they live on seaweed.
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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
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Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
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I prefer Offenbach to Bach often.
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The bagpipes sound exactly the same when you have finished as when you started
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Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.
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Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.
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The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.
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All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.
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Movie music is noise. It's even more painful than my sciatica.
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They are quite hopeless - drooling, driveling, doleful, depressing, dropsical drips.