Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages, or the 17th and 18th centuries, in that we have the atomic menace.

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The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise...

The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise...

The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always...

The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always...

The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic.

The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic.

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of...

It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of...

The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of...

The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of...

Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.

Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.

Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in...

Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in...

People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal...

People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal...

First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in...

First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in...

Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan,...

Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan,...

I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio...

I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio...

The impressionists, Debussy, Faure, in France, did take a few steps forward.

The impressionists, Debussy, Faure, in France, did take a few steps forward.

Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

The world has just got more dangerous because the things we use have got more...

The world has just got more dangerous because the things we use have got more...

In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated...

In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated...