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FAMOUS COMPOSERS BORN IN DECEMBER
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Ludwig van Beethoven
- 27 March 1827
"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est." (Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over.) [Said on his deathbed] -
Hector Berlioz
11 December 1803 - 8 March 1869
"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings." -
Giovanni Bottesini
22 December 1821 - 7 July 1889
"I know sir, that I have played out of tune, but when I learn where to place my fingers, this shall no longer happen." -
Cesar Franck
10 December 1822 - 8 November 1890
" I dared much, but the next time, you will see, I will dare even more…" -
Giacomo Puccini
22 December 1858 - 29 November 1924
"Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all mans faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements." -
Jean Sibelius
8 December 1865 - 20 September 1957
Never pay any attention to what critics say…Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic! -
Zoltan Kodaly
16 December 1882 - 6 March 1967
"Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this...only the best is good enough for a child." -
Anton Webern
3 December 1883 - 15 September 1945
"Music is natural law as related to the sense of hearing." -
Bohuslav Martinu
8 December 1890 - 28 August 1959
The artist is always searching for the meaning of life, his own and that of mankind, searching for truth -
Elliott Carter
11 December 1908 - 5 November 2012
"I am very concerned with the performer, but I am not too concerned with the listener. It seems to me that if you can interest the performer and make him feel that he is done something really valuable, his playing will convince the audience just that."
