Hard Quote by Alban Berg Download Open image “Why is Schoenberg's Music so Hard to Understand?” — Alban Berg ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hard Schoenberg
Because essentially Schoenberg was an extremely gifted man. And in spite of many of his theories and so on, when he really began to… — Leo Ornstein Copy Share Image
After I had been studying with him for two years, Schoenberg said, ‘In order to write music, you must have a feeling for harmony.’… — John Cage Copy Share Image
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I certainly had no feeling for harmony, and Schoenberg thought that that would make it impossible for me to write music. He said, 'You'll… — John Cage Copy Share Image
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Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and… — Alban Berg Copy Share Image
I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I… — Alban Berg Copy Share Image
I think the origin of all this clamour for tonality is not so much the need to sense a relationship to the tonic, as… — Alban Berg Copy Share Image
I am proud that [I was] , , , enabled to guide this great talent . . . towards the superb fulfillment of its individual potentialities, towards the greatest independence. — Alban Berg Copy Share Image
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