"The rhythms of nature - the sounds of……" — George Crumb
"The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music."
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George Crumb
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28 Quotes by George Crumb
George Crumb has 28 quotes on this site.
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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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If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were…
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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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More Analogue Quotes
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one of 26 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.
— Noam Chomsky
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The mighty steam-engine has its germ in the simple boiler in which the peasant prepares his food. The huge ship…
— John Timbs
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Analogue. A part or organ in one animal which has the same function as another part or organ in a…
— Richard Owen
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Human history, like all great movements, was cyclical, and returned to the point of beginning. The idea of indefinite progress…
— Edward Bellamy
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Patience is the analogue of God's serenity.
— AUSTIN O'MALLEY
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It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between happens and is,…
— Wolfgang Kohler
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In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth…
— Martin Gardner
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I've had the luxury of owning my own studio, 24 analogue, 48 digital, endless effects, endless hardcore gear, that I…
— Billy Sherwood
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I think present-day reason is an analogue of the flat earth of the medieval period. If you go too far…
— Robert M. Pirsig
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The peculiar interest of magic squares and all lusus numerorum in general lies in the fact that they possess the…
— Paul Carus
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In the absence of any written analogue to speech, the sensible, natural environment remains the primary visual counterpart of spoken…
— David Abram
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Digital technology, you see, is not the villain here. It simply offers another dimension. I'm not sure if it's a…
— Lewis Baltz
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