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In a world where adventure calls and the intrepid answer… where the daring explore a mystifying world of Dream and Thought… where […]

“The composer comes first. In the beginning was the Note, and the Note was with God; and whosoever can reach for that […]

Analysis…

Analysis must concern itself with the final result: that is, with the work as part of history… The composer’s thinking remains his […]

I think that music should be collective hysteria and magic, violently modern… I have a horror of discussing verbally what is so […]

Tryin’ to recall the revelatory statement I gave to my excellent student Jean last night at her lesson….. It went something like […]

It is far better to be a stubborn, uncooperative character; it is even better to have a quarrel…than to depart from one’s […]

“A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.” […]