When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music. - Aaron Copland
The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music.
- Aaron Copland
Listening to the Fifth Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes. - Aaron Copland
Listening to the Fifth Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes.
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words … - Aaron Copland
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words …
If you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles. - Aaron Copland
If you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles.
Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple. - Aaron Copland
Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple.
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable. - Aaron Copland
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.
The main thing is to be satisfied with your work yourself. It's useless to have an audience happy if you are not happy. - Aaron Copland
The main thing is to be satisfied with your work yourself. It's useless to have an audience happy if you are not happy.
You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down some sort of permane… - Aaron Copland
You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down some sort of permane…
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never m… - Aaron Copland
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never m…
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