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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can’t hear it.

Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) British conductor
(Attributed)
In H. Proctor-Gregg, Beecham Remembered (1976)

The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.

Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) British conductor
(Attributed)
In Atkins and Newman, Beecham Stories (1978)

We cannot expect you to be with us all the time, but perhaps you could be good enough to keep in touch now and again.

Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) British conductor
To a musician during a rehearsal