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

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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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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,...

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.