Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages, or the 17th and 18th centuries, in that we have the atomic menace. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out of barbarity, a renaissance. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in the 20th century - not forgetting that many musicians… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Sound is the vocabulary of nature... noises are as well articulated as the words in a dictionary... Opposing the world of sound is the… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal cords and emit sounds which are basically the same,… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages, or the 17th and… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
I was horrified by modern 12-tone music. I said to myself, 'Maybe I can find something different... maybe salvation, liberation, is possible. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
The world has just got more dangerous because the things we use have got more dangerous. — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
People who try to create a musical revolution do not have a chance, but those who turn their back to music can sometimes find… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations. The complete mystery of… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
