Developing Quote by Philip Glass

In the beginning there was rhythm.

— Hans von Bulow

The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

— Elliott Carter

Rhythm is the pulse of music.

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

It's probably the first type of music we had, rhythm, whether it's poetry or tapping.

— Shura

Music then is simply the result of the effects of Love on rhythm and harmony.

— Plato

It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.

— Albert Einstein

I look at melody as rhythm.

— Charlie Parker

For me, rhythm is a type of divine mathematics in a way. No matter where you're from, we can all understand the mathematics of…

— John McLaughlin

The best way to express rhythm is music.

— John Hartford

Even when it was easy, music's patterning shaped the emotions . . . Music proclaimed an orderly universe, promised a better place.

— Ellen Hunnicutt

“Rhythm is a conception, not a physical reality. It is true that, to be realized in music, rhythm must be marked by some sort…

— Henry Cowell

When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was really coherent…

— John Dieterich