In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind. Charles Ives backbandbras Change image and share on social
If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances? Charles Ives childcomposerdissonance Change image and share on social
Expression, to a great extent, is a matter of terms, and terms are anyone's. The meaning of 'God' may have a billion interpretations if there be that many souls in the world. Charles Ives billionexpressionextent Change image and share on social
Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration. Charles Ives experimentgreatinspiration Change image and share on social
You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance. Charles Ives artcornerhope Change image and share on social
There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life and living life. Charles Ives artdirectlyexclusive Change image and share on social
Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth. Charles Ives indicationnearnessperfect Change image and share on social
If a poet knows more about a horse than he does about heaven, he might better stick to the horse, and some day the horse may carry him into heaven. Charles Ives carrydayheaven Change image and share on social
The fabric of existence weaves itself whole. Charles Ives existencefabricweave Change image and share on social
A rare experience of a moment at daybreak, when something in nature seems to reveal all consciousness, cannot be explained at noon. Yet it is part of the day's unity. Charles Ives consciousnessdaydaybreak Change image and share on social
