Author: George Crumb

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The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

- George Crumb

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

- George Crumb

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.

- George Crumb

It is easy to write unthinking music.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

- George Crumb

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

- George Crumb

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.

- George Crumb

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.

- George Crumb

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music.

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music.

- George Crumb

Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature.

Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature.

- George Crumb

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