If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries. George Crumb artcenturyclosely Change image and share on social
Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred. George Crumb contemporaryculturedue Change image and share on social
In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music. George Crumb analoguebirdbroad 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
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
