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.

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I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited...

I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited...

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements...

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements...

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little,...

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little,...

The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.

The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.

One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely...

One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely...

The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a...

The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a...

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced...

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced...

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods,...

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods,...

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the...

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the...

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest...

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest...

I think we're in a very low point of music right now.

I think we're in a very low point of music right now.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central...

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central...

It is easy to write unthinking music.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena...

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena...

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence...

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence...

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

I am optimistic about the future of music.

I am optimistic about the future of music.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual...

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual...