The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes development idiom instrumental
The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child. George Crumb childfuturepast Change image and share on social
I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music. George Crumb areaexcitgroup Change image and share on social
Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today. George Crumb agocomposercreature Change image and share on social
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The choice is between the nullity and vanity of our first efforts, and the developing of a sense of idiom, form, structure, metre, rhythm, line - all the fundamental characteristics of this verbal art. James Fenton abstruseageart share on social
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right. Alan Shepard basicallybusinesscope share on social
When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus. Jenny Lewis bandconnectionday share on social