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George Crumb quotes

American Composer October 24, 1929

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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
Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been..."
The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most..."
Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "The future will be the child of the past and the present, even..."
The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child. George Crumb
Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain,..."
I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us..."
The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make. George Crumb
George Crumb quote: "Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century."
Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century. George Crumb

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