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Aaron Copland

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of … Read More

Mozart in his music was probably the most reasonable of the world’s great composers. It is the happy balance between flight and control, between sensibility and self-discipline, simplicity and sophistication of style that is his particular province… Mozart tapped once again the source from which all music flows, expressing himself with a spontaneity and refinement and breath-taking rightness that has never since been duplicated.

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I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.

I adore extravagance but I abhor waste. Aaron Copland

If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose Johann Sebastian Bach.

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I hope my recordings of my own works won’t inhibit other people’s performances. The brutal fact is that one doesn’t always get the exact tempo one wants, although one improves with experience.

I hope my recordings of my own works won’t inhibit other … Read More

If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.

If a literary man puts together two words about music, one … Read More

You may feel depressed, but it can’t be so depressing that you can’t move. No, I would say that people create in moments when they are elated about expressing their depression!

You may feel depressed, but it can’t be so depressing that … Read More

Arthur V. Berger commenting on the music of Aaron Copland: Here is at last an American that we may place unapologetically beside the great recognized creative figures of any other country.

Arthur V. Berger commenting on the music of Aaron Copland: Here … Read More

The melody is generally what the piece is all about.

The melody is generally what the piece is all about. Aaron … Read More

Mozart tapped the source from which all music flows, expressing himself with a spontaneity and refinement and breathtaking rightness.

Mozart tapped the source from which all music flows, expressing himself … Read More

A melody is not merely something you can hum.

A melody is not merely something you can hum. Aaron Copland

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer would be, “Yes”, And “Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?” My answer to that would be “No.”

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking “Is … Read More

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness – I wouldn’t know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

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The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music.

The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from … Read More

I don’t compose. I assemble materials.

I don’t compose. I assemble materials. Aaron Copland

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music … Read More

You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine one note struck upon the piano. Immediately that one note is enough to change the atmosphere of the room – proving that the sound element in music is a powerful and mysterious agent, which it would be foolish to deride or belittle.

You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine … Read More

Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.

Most people use music as a couch; they want to be … Read More

You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.

You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent … Read More

This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be, “Yes.” And “Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?” My answer to that would be, “No.”

This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is … Read More

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