When Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony was premiered, after the second movement, they clapped so much that they had the repeat the second movement and do it again. – Joshua Bell
In many ways, I think about the possibility that there could still be a Yes in 100 or 200 years from now, just like a live symphony orchestra. – Chris Squire
When I do an operation, it’s half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it’s like a symphony, with everybody playing their part. – Atul Gawande
What makes a Beethoven symphony spectacular, what makes a Brahms rhapsody spectacular is that the patterns are wondrous. – Brian Greene
My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized. – Martin Short
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. – E. M. Forster
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It’s a collaborative adventure. – Nicholas Meyer
A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors. – Colin Wilson
Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music – not to mention his piano and violin concerti. – Neville Marriner
Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments. – David Del Tredici
Calling ‘Instagram’ a photo-sharing app is like calling a newspaper a letter-sharing book, or a Mozart grand era symphony a series of notes. ‘Instagram’ is less about the medium and more about the network. – Kevin Systrom
Each piece I tell stands on its own, and then it all ties together. It segues from story to story, and then I wrap it up – like three-piece movements in a symphony. – Ron Shock
Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend symphony concerts, operas, and stage plays. – Rodney Stark
I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I’d been working with the symphony since I was 14. – Summer Glau
Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony. – William Christopher Handy
