American - Composer | October 24, 1929 -
The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child.
George Crumb
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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.
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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.
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It is easy to write unthinking music.
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The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.
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Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.
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I think we're in a very low point of music right now.
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This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.
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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.
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As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.
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Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.
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I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.
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