It Is A Real Pleasure To See

It Is Not Hard To Compose But It Is Wonderfully Hard To Let The Superfluous Notes Fall Under The Table. . . So Many Melodies Fly About, One Must Be Careful Not To Tread On Them.

Study Bach. There You Will Find Everything.

Never Criticize The Composition Of A Royal Highness. You Never Know Who May Have Written It.

One Should Never Forget That By Actually Perfecting One Piece One Gains And Learns More Than By Starting Or Half-finishing A Dozen.

My Things Really Are Written With An Appalling Lack Of Practicality!