There is something about music that keeps its distance even at the moment that it engulfs us. It is at the same time outside and away from us and inside and part of us. In one sense it dwarfs us,… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
“As a matter of fact, no one is more tiresome than the person who can understand only realism in art. It shows a rather… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
“Whatever comes under the heading of fugal form partakes in some way of the nature of a fugue. You already know, I feel sure,… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
“Every symphony, for example, is a sonata for orchestra; every string quartet is a sonata for four strings; every concerto a sonata for a… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!" — Aaron Copland Copy Share
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 — Aaron Copland Copy Share
The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
Composers tend to assume that everyone loves music. Surprisingly enough, everyone doesn’t. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
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. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be, “Yes.” And… — Aaron Copland Copy Share
Is there a meaning to music? Yes. Can you state in so many words what the meaning is? No. — Aaron Copland Copy Share
