"Morally, the world is both better and worse……" — Pierre Schaeffer
"Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages, or the 17th and 18th centuries, in that we have the atomic menace."
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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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Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the…
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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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Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan, a creaking door, and there…
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