Music Quotes

The universal language. Musicians and listeners on why rhythm and melody move us like nothing else.

12643 quotes

"In every silence, there is a song waiting to be heard."
Frederic Chopin
"I believe the piano is the perfect instrument for expressing human emotion."
Frederic Chopin
"I am not what I seem; I am what you feel when I play."
Frederic Chopin
"I seek to create music that transcends time and space."
Frederic Chopin
"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Forget everything and play."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Silence is the loudest music of all."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"The world has music to offer those who listen."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"In every note there is a story waiting to be told."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"One can't write good music unless the root pushes up through one's feet."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Music speaks where words fail; it is the language of the soul."
Giuseppe Verdi
"The human voice is the most perfect instrument ever created."
Giuseppe Verdi
"I compose not to please critics, but to move hearts."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Music has the power to unite people across all boundaries."
Giuseppe Verdi
"The power of music lies in its ability to heal."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Music demands absolute honesty from those who create it."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Music is the language of the gods."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Silence itself is a form of perfection in music."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in musical composition."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Every note played should serve the greater emotional truth."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Words may deceive, but music always speaks truth."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Music is the language spoken by angels."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"The human voice remains the most perfect of all instruments."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Every phrase must breathe as a living being breathes."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Music that does not lift the spirit is merely noise with pretense."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"The human spirit yearns for harmony; music merely gives it voice."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"When you play, never mind who listens to you."
Frederic Chopin
"The beautiful in music is not found in violent feelings but in exquisite taste."
Frederic Chopin