DATE: MONDAY WEEK 07 SEMESTER #2
AUTHOR: Irving Berlin
QUOTE FROM THE BOARD:
“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“It is easier to attain success than to keep it because no one wants to go backwards once they have been on top.”
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DATE: TUESDAY WEEK 07 SEMESTER #2
AUTHOR: Leonard Bernstein
QUOTE FROM THE BOARD:
“I’m not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.”
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Music should sound as each individual composer meant it to be played. The same orchestra can play music by different composers and the music will sound different each time.”
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DATE: WEDNESDAY WEEK 07 SEMESTER #2
AUTHOR: Robert Schumann
QUOTE FROM THE BOARD:
“People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever.”
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“People create art for varied reasons. For everyone the reason is different.”
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DATE: THURSDAY WEEK 07 SEMESTER #2
AUTHOR: Frederick Chopin
QUOTE FROM THE BOARD:
“Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.”
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Chopin believes that music is not just entertainment, it must have some inner message to convey.”
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DATE: FRIDAY WEEK 07 SEMESTER #2
AUTHOR: Max Lerner
QUOTE FROM THE BOARD:
“The problem of freedom in America is that of maintaining a competition of ideas, and you do not achieve that by silencing one brand of idea.”
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“An artist must be open to all ideas and styles of music to achieve career success in a country where people have the freedom to choose any music they like.”
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