My message is to forget about dichotomies. The Brain Opera is an opera, even if it does not tell a story in the usual way. It is a psychological journey with voices - so I do consider it an opera.
My work on hyper instruments started with simple instruments, like the piano. - Tod Machover
My work on hyper instruments started with simple instruments, like the piano.
- Tod Machover
Perhaps 25 to 50 years from now, I can design a piece of music, no so that it appeals to something common in millions of people, but I can design the… - Tod Machover
Perhaps 25 to 50 years from now, I can design a piece of music, no so that it appeals to something common in millions of people, but I can design the…
Nobody talks about music as having intrinsic meaning, how it engages the mind. - Tod Machover
Nobody talks about music as having intrinsic meaning, how it engages the mind.
There's many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that. - Tod Machover
There's many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that.
Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative. - Tod Machover
Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative.
Music seems to stimulate more parts of our mind than almost every other activity. It combines more parts of our minds. It synchronizes our minds. It … - Tod Machover
Music seems to stimulate more parts of our mind than almost every other activity. It combines more parts of our minds. It synchronizes our minds. It …
The English learned, in my view, how to use harmony much earlier than the French or the Italians, or the Germans. - Tod Machover
The English learned, in my view, how to use harmony much earlier than the French or the Italians, or the Germans.
I love Bach, I love Beethoven, I love Mozart, I love the Beatles, I love you know, Stockhausen, I love many things. But for some reason I come back t… - Tod Machover
I love Bach, I love Beethoven, I love Mozart, I love the Beatles, I love you know, Stockhausen, I love many things. But for some reason I come back t…
it's important as a composer to sit in silence and imagine these complex musical worlds in your head, but it's also a wonderful experience to touch y… - Tod Machover
it's important as a composer to sit in silence and imagine these complex musical worlds in your head, but it's also a wonderful experience to touch y…
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