Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Arthur Sullivan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British composer Arthur Sullivan.
Last updated on November 3, 2024.
Arthur Sullivan

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. His hymns and songs include "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord".

I am terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music will be put on records forever. — © Arthur Sullivan
I am terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music will be put on records forever.
For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever.
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