#violin

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#beauty #bow #composer #creation #lie

I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well. ↗

— Kat Dennings

#could #drums #every #everything #flute

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#deep #hear #i #often #orchestra

Would you just strap some toe shoes on and dance 'Swan Lake?' No. Would you just put a violin in your hand and - ? No. I felt that way about acting, and I was taught to feel that way. I didn't come to it on my own. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#acting #come #dance #feel #felt

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#chance #hope #i #play #violin

The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. ↗

— Victor Borge

#burns #difference #longer #viola #violin

I had studied violin from age 7 to 14. ↗

— Amar Bose

#had #i #studied #violin

The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine. ↗