"Has it struck you that the music which……" — Pierre Schaeffer
"Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is called baroque?"
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18 Quotes by Pierre Schaeffer
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The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of humanity doesn't change.
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It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us…
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The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations.…
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I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same…
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Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.
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People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal cords and emit sounds which…
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The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out…
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Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.
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Sound is the vocabulary of nature.
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In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete…
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Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages,…
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Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan, a creaking door, and there…
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More Bach Quotes
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That's why it's called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it's a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other…
— Sebastian Bach
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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,…
— Karl Barth
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If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to…
— Jack Black
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When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can…
— Dave Brubeck
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On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done,…
— Maya Angelou
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And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all…
— James Hilton
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Jesus never heard of Beethoven and Bach. Why aren't we playing more country music in church ?
— Unknown Author
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Science would not be what it is if there had not been a Galileo, a Newton or a Lavoisier, any…
— Unknown Author
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Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a…
— William Zinsser
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The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far…
— Ezra Pound
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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
— Unknown Author
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The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven,…
— Ernest Newman
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