Could Quote by John Burnside

Improvisation is the art of becoming sound. It is the only art in which a human being can and must become the music he…

— Alvin Curran

Music and culture are intrinsically improvisational, existential.

— Archie Shepp

Composition is selective improvisation.

— Igor Stravinsky

I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic.

— Dan Mazer

People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be.

— Jon Brion

Improvisation is a compositional method.

— Evan Parker

I always say that improvisation is the utterance of one's spirit, and it dictates your life experience, and that's how you find your concepts…

— Dianne Reeves

The interesting thing about improvisation is you're making something up in front of the audience. Now music helps you out a little bit because…

— David Steinberg

Most of my music is improvisation, and composition is improvisation. Even if I have a score, it is improvisation.

— Yoshi Wada

Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.

— Sonny Rollins

I don't think I differentiate between composition and improvisation. Improvisation could be a large part of a composition.

— Yoshi Wada

The idea of improvisation means that we confront ourselves with our own individual creativity.

— Brian Alger