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

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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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a...

Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

It is easy to write unthinking music.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

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,...

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 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...

I am optimistic about the future of music.

I am optimistic about the future of music.