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John Philip Sousa

"Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty."

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"Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty."

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"America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a goodly number of people."
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"From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else."
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"I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality."
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"The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions."
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"Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?"
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"Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius."
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"My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people."
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