Gioachino Rossini, n.Definitions

Gioachino Rossini is a man after whose death one must wonder, "Who will there be to promote his music?".

Gioachino Rossini is a man who would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside.

Gioachino Rossini is notable in that his music is characterized by speed a speed which removes from the soul all the sombre emotions that are so powerfully evoked within us by the slow strains in mozart. I find also in rossini a cool freshness, which, measure by measure, makes us smile with delight.