The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of humanity doesn't change.

Quote by Pierre Schaeffer

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Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off...

Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off...

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

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

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

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.

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 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 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.

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...

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...

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...