Too Much Counterpoint; What Is Worse, Protestant

They Are Quite Hopeless - Drooling, Driveling, Doleful, Depressing, Dropsical Drips.

Composers Should Write Tunes That Chauffeurs And Errand Boys Can Whistle.

Music First And Last Should Sound Well, Should Allure And Enchant The Ear. Never Mind The Inner Significance.

Great Music Is That Which Penetrates The Ear With Facility And Leaves The Memory With Difficulty. Magical Music Never Leaves The Memory.

Beethoven's Last Quartets Were Written By A Deaf Man And Should Only Be Listened To By A Deaf Man.