Howard Shore, award-winning Canadian composer of Lord of the Rings, said it’s “an honour” to have his music voted the ...

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Paul Bettany (A Very British Scandal) joins Sharpe ( The White Lotus) as envious court composer Salieri, alongside Gabrielle Creevy ( Black Doves) as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s wife and Rory Kinnear ( ...

Classical composers are sometimes just as good at quotes as they are at music. Take a look at these amazing, inspirational quotes from some of the greatest composers of all time.

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