Composers Tend To Assume That Everyone Loves

If You Want To Know About The Sixties, Play The Music Of The Beatles.

A Great Symphony Is A Man-made Mississippi Down Which We Irresistibly Flow From The Instant Of Our Leave-taking To A Long Forseen Destination.

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.

Music That Is Born Complex Is Not Inherently Better Or Worse Than Music That Is Born Simple.

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.