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- Nov 07, 2020
Violin Quotes
On discipline, humor, and memory tied to the violin.
This page brings together thoughts on the violin, from a light joke comparing it to the viola to memories of childhood lessons and later choosing a different path entirely. For more on artistic craft, see the Art quotes page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Master
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- Nov 07, 2020
The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti.
- Destination
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to play violin.
- Piano
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't making it with the violin because I was playing all of the 'long hair' stuff.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.
- Studied
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied violin when I was very young.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know exactly when I started watching television, but I know that Muppets and Smurfs hold privileged places in my memory. Without television, I surely could have mastered several classical languages or learned to play the violin, right?
- East Village
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now.
- Nov 07, 2020