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title: "3 Critic Quotes By Michael Hersch"
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> [I don't think the role of the critic has changed very much. In the most positive sense, the music critic is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-don-t-think-the-role-of-the-critic-has-changed-very-much-in-the/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

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> [A critic can serve as guide. I think there's an understanding amongst the public that critics have their own preferences and dislikes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/a-critic-can-serve-as-guide-i-think-there-s-an-understanding-amongst/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

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> [The best critics leave the reader curious to pursue something further, but still to let the reader have his or her own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/the-best-critics-leave-the-reader-curious-to-pursue-something-further/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

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## Other authors on Critic

## More by Michael Hersch

> [The American new music scene is remarkably vibrant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/the-american-new-music-scene-is-remarkably-vibrant/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [I enjoy the challenge of taking something which was not meant for the piano, distilling its essence and writing or improvising it for/at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-enjoy-the-challenge-of-taking-something-which-was-not-meant-for-the/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [If people want insights, if they want to swim in the currents of their own time and share the experiences of their time, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/if-people-want-insights-if-they-want-to-swim-in-the-currents-of-their/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [I write because the act of writing itself is what drives me. It's a private communication within myself - nothing more or less. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-write-because-the-act-of-writing-itself-is-what-drives-me-it-s-a/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [I was fortunate to work with Corigliano for a few years in the mid nineties. Meeting and working with him during those formative years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-was-fortunate-to-work-with-corigliano-for-a-few-years-in-the-mid/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [My own goals center around writing the best music that I can, and only I can determine whether or not I've succeeded in accomplishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/my-own-goals-center-around-writing-the-best-music-that-i-can-and-only/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [The visual and literary arts are of perennial interest to me, and these art forms have become more and more a part of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/the-visual-and-literary-arts-are-of-perennial-interest-to-me-and/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [Many critics have become de facto teachers. That is a lot of responsibility, and I think it should be wielded with care. Most people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/many-critics-have-become-de-facto-teachers-that-is-a-lot-of/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [I don't think performance out of duty yields very much. Coercion is never the way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-don-t-think-performance-out-of-duty-yields-very-much-coercion-is/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [As a young composer I had a particular fondness for Liszt's Beethoven Symphony arrangements for the piano, and to this day I enjoy playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/as-a-young-composer-i-had-a-particular-fondness-for-liszt-s-beethoven/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [The best results come when people believe in and feel strongly about the music they are playing. Just as composers write for certain types…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/the-best-results-come-when-people-believe-in-and-feel-strongly-about/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [I don't think the role of the critic has changed very much. In the most positive sense, the music critic is one who helps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/i-don-t-think-the-role-of-the-critic-has-changed-very-much-in-the/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [As I see it, the major requirements for a strong and able rendering are an understanding of a work's structure, voicing, and trajectory; an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/as-i-see-it-the-major-requirements-for-a-strong-and-able-rendering/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [The musical culture in the United States has no doubt suffered severe setbacks, especially in funding, since the early 2000's. However, I've been amazed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/the-musical-culture-in-the-united-states-has-no-doubt-suffered-severe/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

> [George Rochberg once said that 'to be a composer, you need to have fire in the belly, fire in the brain, but most importantly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hersch/george-rochberg-once-said-that-to-be-a-composer-you-need-to-have-fire/)

[Michael Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hersch/)

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