1432 quotes by composers for you to enjoy

We met with the poet Frank O'Hara, who was a link between Upper and Lower Bohemia, and who worked at the Museum of Modern Art, where we had hoped to do the readings. David Amram

Art Poet Met Frank Hoped Had Between Readings Link Upper Modern Modern Art Where Worked Lower Bohemia Who Museum

When you are accompanying someone, you are listening to them the way you listen to a Bach Chorale, where four parts are going on at the same time, all of which are gorgeous melodies, all being played simultaneously. David Amram

When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a different way of approaching today's life and today's sometimes seeming hopelessness that can provide answers. David Amram

That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and most important by hanging out with one another - by collaborating with one another and creating your own network - you can achieve something that is much better than what is out there. David Amram

Music You Better Achieve Listening Important Looking Reading Own Books Collaborating Out Some Something Network Most Another Than Hanging Much Creating Your Paintings

In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music. David Baker

Music Ego Validity Threat About Rather Retrospect Than Realize

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation. David Baker

You Innovation People Three Think Imitation Those Recognized Point Outside Name Always Got Move Who Ever Assimilation

That is, the only reason salvation is necessary is to get us back to the garden. The Pentateuch not only presents where we began but also why we are not there any more, and why and how we need to get back. David Baker

Garden Back More Only Also How Began Get Salvation Any Where Us Reason Why Necessary Need Presents

No one bill will cure the problem of spam. It will take a combined effort of legislation, litigation, enforcement, customer education, and technology solutions. David Baker

Education Technology Problem Will Solutions Take No-One Combined Cure Effort Legislation Litigation Spam Customer Enforcement Bill

I've always been a composer dependent on texts. David Del Tredici

Composer Always Been Texts Dependent

I'm not very interested in pops concerts. I'm interested in special events. David Newman

Events Concerts Very Interested Special Pops

Film music has a great history of composers and performers. David Newman

Music Great History Composers Performers Film Film Music

I actually played violin on 'E.T.' I used to be a violinist. David Newman

Used Actually Played Violin Violinist

I think there has never ever been a career like John Williams'. That whole 'Jaws' phenomenon - there's nobody that knows how to use music like Spielberg, and John is just the perfect analog to Spielberg. David Newman

Playing in an orchestra is where I learned the most about music. David Newman

Music About Most Learned Orchestra Where Playing

I want to write theater pieces, opera, or some kind of amalgamation where there is singing, music and theater. David Newman

Music Singing Kind Some Write Pieces Opera Where Want Theater

Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the 'given' material and, to varying degrees, liberating them from the inherited, functional concepts of control. Earle Brown

Music Beginning Control Changes Liberating Further Degrees Indication General Given Cage Concepts Deal Material Were Arts Them Inherited Functional

There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political. Earle Brown

Music Creation Non-Political Motives Politically Behind Used

It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation. Earle Brown

Time Creative People Reflection Degree Creation Possible General Given Generosity Involved Limit Limitation Optimism Any Regard Number Set

Music is organized sound. Edgard Varese

Music Sound Organized

I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range. Edgard Varese

Work Important Several Range Those High Given Part Instruments Important Part Begun Just Want Which Use Your Used Large Chorus

Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home. Edvard Grieg

Home Happy Men Build Heights Bach Churches Temples Only Feel Like Beethoven Artists Wanted Which Might

My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me. Elliott Carter

Life War Music Time Me World First Important Before Born Entire About Entire Life Written Most Known Around First World First World War Always Just After Really World War

Quotes by Composers