"The only hope is that our civilization will……" — Pierre Schaeffer
"The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out of barbarity, a renaissance."
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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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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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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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