I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.
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.
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.
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
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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