It May Well Be That

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.

I Cannot Conceive Of Music That Expresses Absolutely Nothing.

With Maturity Comes The Wish To Economize - To Be More Simple. Maturity Is The Period When One Finds The Just Measure.

It May Well Be That Some Composers Do Not Believe In God. All Of Them, However, Believe In Bach.

Competitions Are For Horses, Not Artists.