I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.
Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face … - George Crumb
Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face …
- George Crumb
It is easy to write unthinking music. - George Crumb
It is easy to write unthinking music.
Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic an… - George Crumb
Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic an…
Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels … - George Crumb
Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels …
I am optimistic about the future of music. - George Crumb
I am optimistic about the future of music.
I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul - George Crumb
I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul
Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse - George Crumb
Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse
The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music. - George Crumb
The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.
Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a re… - George Crumb
Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a re…
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