Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature.

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In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of...

In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not...

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize...

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.

Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.

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.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

It is easy to write unthinking music.