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Musical Quotes

Thus, if a composer wants to produce music that is relevant to his contemporaries, his chief problem is not really musical, though it may seem to him to be so; it is a problem of attitude to contemporary society and culture in relation to the basic human problem of learning to be human Picture Quote #1

We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs from ours. It is another school... We are not familiar with their didactic works. Perhaps they don’t have any Picture Quote #1

As sounds in a musical composition can be used not to express physical objects but ideas, emotions, harmonies, rhythmic orders and most any expression of the human mind and spirit, so light can be used visually to express the mind and spirit Picture Quote #1

Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means Picture Quote #1

Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting Picture Quote #1

Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming both from the inside and from the outside, so that one is able to surrender to powers greater than oneself Picture Quote #1

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You’d find out more truth by just walking down the street with a musical instrument than by looking at any of the news outlets Picture Quote #1

Improvisation is the art of becoming sound. It is the only art in which a human being can and must become the music he or she is making. Improvisation is the only musical art which predicated entirely on human trust and love Picture Quote #1

You can’t write the same book twice. Though I’ve been in historical musical situations, I can’t go back and do that again. And though I run into artistic crises, they keep my life interesting Picture Quote #1

No rock and roll ensemble, however inspired, can deliver the kind of musical variety obtainable with the resources of 110 instruments Picture Quote #1

Some of the most remarkable and profound worship encounters I’ve experienced have happened in churches with no production, no lighting, no exciting visuals or amplification, sometimes with not even a single musical instrument Picture Quote #1

Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited Picture Quote #1

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Once more their weird laughter of the loons comes to my ear, the distance lends it a musical, melancholy sound. For a dangerous ledge off the lighthouse island floats in on the still air the gentle trolling of a warning bell as it swings on the rocking buoy; it might be tolling for the passing of summer and sweet weather with that persistent, pensive chime Picture Quote #1

The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical the ear, the more pleasant the melody. The more perfect the soul, the more joyous the joys of heaven, and the more glorious that glory Picture Quote #1

Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my favorite songs of the year as a sort of musical diary because I am a teenage girl Picture Quote #1

Music is more of a hobby to me than my hobbies, if that makes sense. I love music; my dad and brother were very musical, and music just happens to be one of my hobbies that became my vocation Picture Quote #1

In every art beginners must start with models of those who have practiced the same art before them. And it is not only a matter of looking at the drawings, paintings, musical compositions, and poems that have been and are being created; it is a matter of being drawn into the individual work of art, of realizing that it has been made by a real human being, and trying to discover the secret of its creation Picture Quote #1

Music is all about training in harmony, training to understand and use musical energy for our greater pleasure by attuning to the natural laws of the universe Picture Quote #1

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I’m supposed to be this musical genius and everything, but I can’t really work the car seat that well Picture Quote #1

A young pianist and composer who has demonstrated an exceptional creativity, in both his playing and his writing, as well as showing us all, his very strong commitment and motivation to aim for high musical goals. Talent like his is rare Picture Quote #1

The sound of the sea, the curve of a horizon, wind in leaves, the cry of a bird leave manifold impression in us. And suddenly, without our wishing it at all, one of these memories spills from us and finds expression in musical language... I want to sing my interior landscape with the simple artlessness of a child Picture Quote #1

Most of the arts, as painting, sculpture, and music, have emotional appeal to the general public. This is because these arts can be experienced by some one or more of our senses. Such is not true of the art of mathematics; this art can be appreciated only by mathematicians, and to become a mathematician requires a long period of intensive training. The community of mathematicians is similar to an imaginary community of musical composers whose only satisfaction is obtained by the interchange among themselves of the musical scores they compose Picture Quote #1

I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls Picture Quote #1

The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving his arms to keep time and convey mood, is an active member of the musical statement. That person is the drummer Picture Quote #1

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Dub music is like a long echo delay, looping through time... turning the rational musical order into an ocean of sensation Picture Quote #1

Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that’s so stressful Picture Quote #1

I teach musical theater three days a week at the school that my wife and I graduated from Picture Quote #1

It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player must treat them as if they are musical value Picture Quote #1

With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist’s soul, in musical sound Picture Quote #1

Every musical phrase has a purpose. It’s like talking. If you talk with a particular purpose, people listen to you, but if you just recite, it’s not as meaningful Picture Quote #1

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Thus, if a composer wants to produce music that is relevant to his contemporaries, his chief problem is not really musical, though it may seem to him to be so; it is a problem of attitude to contemporary society and culture in relation to the basic human problem of learning to be human (Musical Quotes) We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs from ours. It is another school... We are not familiar with their didactic works. Perhaps they don’t have any (Musical Quotes) As sounds in a musical composition can be used not to express physical objects but ideas, emotions, harmonies, rhythmic orders and most any expression of the human mind and spirit, so light can be used visually to express the mind and spirit (Musical Quotes) Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means (Musical Quotes) Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting (Musical Quotes) Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming both from the inside and from the outside, so that one is able to surrender to powers greater than oneself (Musical Quotes) You’d find out more truth by just walking down the street with a musical instrument than by looking at any of the news outlets (Musical Quotes) Improvisation is the art of becoming sound. It is the only art in which a human being can and must become the music he or she is making. Improvisation is the only musical art which predicated entirely on human trust and love (Musical Quotes) You can’t write the same book twice. Though I’ve been in historical musical situations, I can’t go back and do that again. And though I run into artistic crises, they keep my life interesting (Musical Quotes) No rock and roll ensemble, however inspired, can deliver the kind of musical variety obtainable with the resources of 110 instruments (Musical Quotes) Some of the most remarkable and profound worship encounters I’ve experienced have happened in churches with no production, no lighting, no exciting visuals or amplification, sometimes with not even a single musical instrument (Musical Quotes) Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited (Musical Quotes) Once more their weird laughter of the loons comes to my ear, the distance lends it a musical, melancholy sound. For a dangerous ledge off the lighthouse island floats in on the still air the gentle trolling of a warning bell as it swings on the rocking buoy; it might be tolling for the passing of summer and sweet weather with that persistent, pensive chime (Musical Quotes) The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical the ear, the more pleasant the melody. The more perfect the soul, the more joyous the joys of heaven, and the more glorious that glory (Musical Quotes) Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my favorite songs of the year as a sort of musical diary because I am a teenage girl (Musical Quotes) Music is more of a hobby to me than my hobbies, if that makes sense. I love music; my dad and brother were very musical, and music just happens to be one of my hobbies that became my vocation (Musical Quotes) In every art beginners must start with models of those who have practiced the same art before them. And it is not only a matter of looking at the drawings, paintings, musical compositions, and poems that have been and are being created; it is a matter of being drawn into the individual work of art, of realizing that it has been made by a real human being, and trying to discover the secret of its creation (Musical Quotes) Music is all about training in harmony, training to understand and use musical energy for our greater pleasure by attuning to the natural laws of the universe (Musical Quotes) I’m supposed to be this musical genius and everything, but I can’t really work the car seat that well (Musical Quotes) A young pianist and composer who has demonstrated an exceptional creativity, in both his playing and his writing, as well as showing us all, his very strong commitment and motivation to aim for high musical goals. Talent like his is rare (Musical Quotes) The sound of the sea, the curve of a horizon, wind in leaves, the cry of a bird leave manifold impression in us. And suddenly, without our wishing it at all, one of these memories spills from us and finds expression in musical language... I want to sing my interior landscape with the simple artlessness of a child (Musical Quotes) Most of the arts, as painting, sculpture, and music, have emotional appeal to the general public. This is because these arts can be experienced by some one or more of our senses. Such is not true of the art of mathematics; this art can be appreciated only by mathematicians, and to become a mathematician requires a long period of intensive training. The community of mathematicians is similar to an imaginary community of musical composers whose only satisfaction is obtained by the interchange among themselves of the musical scores they compose (Musical Quotes) I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls (Musical Quotes) The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving his arms to keep time and convey mood, is an active member of the musical statement. That person is the drummer (Musical Quotes) Dub music is like a long echo delay, looping through time... turning the rational musical order into an ocean of sensation (Musical Quotes) Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that’s so stressful (Musical Quotes) I teach musical theater three days a week at the school that my wife and I graduated from (Musical Quotes) It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player must treat them as if they are musical value (Musical Quotes) With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist’s soul, in musical sound (Musical Quotes) Every musical phrase has a purpose. It’s like talking. If you talk with a particular purpose, people listen to you, but if you just recite, it’s not as meaningful (Musical Quotes)

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