Famous quotes containing the words american and/or composer:
“Of all the errors which can possibly be committed to the education of youth, that of sending them to Europe is the most fatal. I see [clearly] that no American should come to Europe under 30 years of age.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“A nation creates music—the composer only arranges it.”
—Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)