[Dixielandjazz] Musical pedantry (was: Playing in Churches and Savage Beasts)

[Jerry Gordon]

My pedantisms are from George Bernard Shaw: "Hell is full of musical
amateurs."

And Nietzsche in 1888: "Only sick music makes money today."

Jerry "on the road to hell" Gordon


On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 06:22:25 +0000 "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
writes:
> David Richoux writ:
> 
> >Not to be pedantic, . . . but it was William Congreve (1670-1729) 
> who 
> >wrote, "Music has charms to sooth the savage breast . . . "
> 
> Whilst speaking of the charms of music, let's all be pedantic -
> 
> Herewith my contribution (Any others?):
> 
> "If music be the food of love, play on!"
> 
> Shakespeare - Twelfth Night.
> 
> Respectfully submitted,
> 
> Bill "All you need is love" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com