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Ernest Newman quotes: The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.

The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.

Ernest Newman quotes: Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

Ernest Newman quotes: I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this.

I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this.

Ernest Newman quotes: You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.

You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.

Ernest Newman quotes: The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.

The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.

Ernest Newman quotes: The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music.

The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music.

Ernest Newman quotes: If I had the power, I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period, with the possible exception of The Creation.

If I had the power, I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period, with the possible exception of The Creation.

Ernest Newman quotes: Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.

Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.

Ernest Newman quotes: A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.

A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.