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> [Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/most-people-use-music-as-a-couch-they-want-to-be-pillowed-on-it/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

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## More by Aaron Copland

> [I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/i-adore-extravagance-but-i-abhor-waste/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/the-whole-problem-can-be-stated-quite-simply-by-asking-is-there-a/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [“As a matter of fact, no one is more tiresome than the person who can understand only realism in art. It shows a rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/as-a-matter-of-fact-no-one-is-more-tiresome-than-the-person-who-can/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [“Whatever comes under the heading of fugal form partakes in some way of the nature of a fugue. You already know, I feel sure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/whatever-comes-under-the-heading-of-fugal-form-partakes-in-some-way/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [“Every symphony, for example, is a sonata for orchestra; every string quartet is a sonata for four strings; every concerto a sonata for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/every-symphony-for-example-is-a-sonata-for-orchestra-every-string/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/most-people-use-music-as-a-couch-they-want-to-be-pillowed-on-it/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/someone-once-asked-me-whether-i-waited-for-inspiration-my-answer-was/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of sub-consciousnessóI wouldnít know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/inspiration-may-be-a-form-of-super-consciousness-or-perhaps-of-sub/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/the-greatest-moments-of-the-human-spirit-may-be-deduced-from-the/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/to-stop-the-flow-of-music-would-be-like-the-stopping-of-time-itself/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Composers tend to assume that everyone loves music. Surprisingly enough, everyone doesn’t.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/composers-tend-to-assume-that-everyone-loves-music-surprisingly/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/music-that-is-born-complex-is-not-inherently-better-or-worse-than/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [A great symphony is a man-made Mississippi down which we irresistibly flow from the instant of our leave-taking to a long forseen destination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/a-great-symphony-is-a-man-made-mississippi-down-which-we-irresistibly/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be, “Yes.” And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/this-whole-problem-can-be-stated-quite-simply-by-asking-is-there-a/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

> [Is there a meaning to music? Yes. Can you state in so many words what the meaning is? No.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/is-there-a-meaning-to-music-yes-can-you-state-in-so-many-words-what/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

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