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Classical Composers Quotes

Timeless words on musical greats

Musicians across genres credit classical composers with shaping their craft, a theme explored further in our Classical quotes collection.

Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.

Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma

I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Then I started listenin' a lot to classical composers. Piano works. Just to see what they were doin'. That sort of put me in a different groove to try to blend all that in.

Quotes by Mose Allison

As far as rock groups, I really like Stone Temple Pilots. As for classical composers, it's Bach. I love Paganini, too, the Italian composer who would break strings during a performance and finish playing on just one string. Someone I...

Quotes by Matt Schulze

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I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie.

Quotes by Enya

Physicists are more like avant-garde composers, willing to bend traditional rules... Mathematicians are more like classical composers.

Quotes by Brian Greene

Frequently Asked Questions

Which classical composers do musicians mention most?
Bach and Paganini stand out here, with one artist naming Bach as a favorite and admiring Paganini's dramatic, string-breaking performances.
Did classical composers influence jazz music?
Yes, one quote notes that jazz has been such a powerful force that classical composers and performers alike absorbed its influence.
How did rock musicians learn from classical composers?
Some describe deliberately studying classical piano works to find new creative approaches, blending that discipline into their own rock sound.
Is Jimi Hendrix ever compared to classical composers?
Yes, one admirer places Hendrix on par with the great classical composers, describing that comparison as simply how they always saw him.
Where can I explore more about classical music?
See our Classical quotes page for a broader look at classical music's cultural reach.

From piano works studied for technique to composers who broke violin strings mid-performance, this page pairs well with our Composers quotes.