Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system. — George Crumb Copy Share Image
If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries. — George Crumb Copy Share Image
As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other. — George Crumb Copy Share Image
The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music. — George Crumb Copy Share Image
I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make. — George Crumb Copy Share Image
Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse — George Crumb Copy Share Image
