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Country music is three chords and the truth.
Country music is three chords and the truth.
For discords make the sweetest airs.
For discords make the sweetest airs.
Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.
Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, read more
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.'
Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.
Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more
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 words leave off, music begins.
When words leave off, music begins.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
