Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Frederick Delius

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Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, originally Fritz Delius, was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an orange plantation. He soon neglected his managerial duties and in 1886 returned to Europe.

English - Composer | January 29, 1862 - June 10, 1934

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There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating.

Frederick Delius

Music is an outburst of the soul.

Frederick Delius

To all that he touched he gave a new meaning, a new color, a new outline, a new loveliness, and a new poignancy.

Frederick Delius

If a man tells me he likes Mozart, I know in advance that he is a bad musician.

Frederick Delius

You can't teach a young musician to compose any more than you can teach a delicate plant to grow, but you can guide him a little by planting a stick in here and a stick in there.

Frederick Delius

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Frederick Delius

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