"If we look at music history closely, it……" — George Crumb
"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."
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George Crumb
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28 Quotes by George Crumb
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I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure…
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I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.
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Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from…
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As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.
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I am optimistic about the future of music.
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I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its…
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I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing…
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I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the…
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Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.
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I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul
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Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse
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The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably…
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