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Leo Ornstein quotes

American Composer December 2, 1892 – February 24, 2002

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Leo Ornstein quote: "I think there have been some periods when the writing almost..."
I think there have been some periods when the writing almost became a bit of a burden. Leo Ornstein
Well, no. I believe that it's not at all impossible that some of the performances that I've heard so far by some pianists may be superior to my own playing because those are two totally different acts altogether. Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein quote: "A person improvising is sometimes very fortunate that just at..."
A person improvising is sometimes very fortunate that just at that second things coincide. Leo Ornstein
Besides merely some pleasure that we get out of the combinations of pitches together and lines, I think that there is some satisfaction that we get in the fact of having this diffuse thing organized very concretely and put onto a frame and have it actually decided. Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein quote: "You write it down because finally, when it's written down you..."
You write it down because finally, when it's written down you do get it out of your system somewhat. Leo Ornstein
We can use techniques in modifying things, in controlling things, but the first impulse has to be something that you simply cannot make just out of technique, or else it becomes perfectly evident that it is nothing but technique that you're exercising. Leo Ornstein
The difference between the student and the born composer is he really hears the thing, and they have to stage it and manipulate it by technical equipment. Leo Ornstein
Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express. Leo Ornstein
Now, there are sometimes making a connection between one section and another that sometimes you do want to see the pattern because it helps you to lead into the next thing - it's a rhetorical thing, where you just see how the pattern has to go into the next thing. Leo Ornstein
By the way, the point between rationality and what we would call the irrational is a very difficult point to establish. There's no specific line, as you know. Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein quote: "By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my..."
By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my ear, what I hear. Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein quote: "Improvisation is terribly haphazard."
Improvisation is terribly haphazard. Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein quote: "I distrust anything that you don't hear."
I distrust anything that you don't hear. Leo Ornstein

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