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George Crumb quotes about music

American Composer October 24, 1929

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George Crumb quote: "This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country."
This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country. George Crumb
Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature. George Crumb
In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music. George Crumb
I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music. George Crumb
If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries. George Crumb
Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche. George Crumb
I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics. George Crumb
I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "I am optimistic about the future of music."
I am optimistic about the future of music. George Crumb
One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely important aspect - is its extension in the historical and geographical senses to a degree unknown in the past. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "I think we're in a very low point of music right now."
I think we're in a very low point of music right now. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't..."
As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other. George Crumb
The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "It is easy to write unthinking music."
It is easy to write unthinking music. George Crumb
Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today. George Crumb

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