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A Little Book About Music

Quotes for the melophile in your life

Orange Hippo! author Orange Hippo! editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Headline Publishing Group

Published:15th Sep '22

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Packed with quotes about music from classical musicians and composers to authors and musical devotees, and covering all decades and genres, there's something here for everyone.

From the classical era to modern day, this little book is full of lines from composers, musicians and writers. You will find out what music means to those who love it most, the classical musicians, composers and the music devotees around the world.

Forging our identities, setting our moods and impacting our culture, any music admirer understands there's a sheer breadth of musical tastes. From the classical era to modern day, here you will discover a curation of lines from composers, musicians and writers. You will find out what music means to those who love it most, the classical musicians, composers and the music devotees around the world.

Illuminating, accessible and wholly delightful, this will remind you of the might of music and the importance music holds in our lives.

Whether you're looking to be inspired to play, listen or simply to explore new music, A Little Book About Music will hit all the right notes and rock your world.

Sample Quotes:

'I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.' - Ludwig Van Beethoven

'Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.' - Sergei Rachmaninoff

'Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.' - Maya Angelou

'If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.' - Louis Armstrong

'One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.' - Bob Marley

ISBN: 9781800693272

Dimensions: 112mm x 138mm x 16mm

Weight: 237g

192 pages