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Musical Instruments
- There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself.when complimented on his organ playing1685–1750 German composer: K. Geiringer The Bach Family (1954)
- Like two skeletons copulating on a corrugated tin roof.describing the harpsichord1879–1961 English conductor: Harold Atkins and Archie Newman Beecham Stories (1978)
- It is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.the cello1876–1973 Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer: in Time 29 April 1957
- The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments—the very lower bowel of music.1910–93 American novelist and humorist: The Glory of the Hummingbird (1974)
- The soft complaining flute.1631–1700 English poet, critic, and dramatist: A Song for St Cecilia's Day (1687) st. 4
- This machine kills fascists.1912–67 American folk singer and songwriter: slogan on his guitar
- The piano is the easiest instrument to play in the beginning, and the hardest to master in the end.1904–89 Russian pianist: David Dubal Evenings with Horowitz (1992)
- Is it not strange, that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?1564–1616 English dramatist: Much Ado About Nothing (1598–9) act 2, sc. 3, l. [62] (Oxford Standard Authors ed.)
