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Alan Hovhaness

American Composer

Born: Mar 8, 1911

Died: Jun 21, 2000

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I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God. Alan Hovhaness

God Nature Always Clothing Regarded

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 anything about it. Alan Hovhaness

Culture Emotions Beginning Own Older About My Own Know Armenian Well Identity Although Greater Grew Anything Found

No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians. Alan Hovhaness

Mind Lost He Know Armenians Him Because Around His Tragedy

It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. Alan Hovhaness

Music Me Think Sympathy Others Particularly Because Century Hard

There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed. Alan Hovhaness

Sometimes Made Long Lasted Took Destroyed Has-Been About Weeks Open Fireplace Fires Periods How Were Been Lot Burn Which Large Awful Awful Lot Two Two Weeks

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