My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland.
I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God. - Alan Hovhaness
I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.
- Alan Hovhaness
There is nothing like practice. - Alan Hovhaness
There is nothing like practice.
To me, atonality is against nature. There is a center to everything that exists. The planets have the sun, the earth, the moon. - Alan Hovhaness
To me, atonality is against nature. There is a center to everything that exists. The planets have the sun, the earth, the moon.
The greater the emotional intensity, the greater the simplicity. - Alan Hovhaness
The greater the emotional intensity, the greater the simplicity.
I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in A… - Alan Hovhaness
I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in A…
I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wan… - Alan Hovhaness
I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wan…
This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and t… - Alan Hovhaness
This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and t…
It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. - Alan Hovhaness
It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century.
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anythi… - Alan Hovhaness
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anythi…
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