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
depressing hopeless doleful
They are quite hopeless - drooling, driveling, doleful, depressing, dropsical drips.
tunes
The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.
running art men
All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.
kindness long british
The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.
attractive i-can ifs
If she is attractive, I can't perform with her; if she is not, then I won't.
couple boys brass-bands
As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?
musical good-enough enough
We cannot expect you to be with us all the time, but perhaps you could be good enough to keep in touch now and again.
english-composer music
Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
english-composer man music
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.