Inspiration May Be A Form Of Superconsciousness,

You May Be Sitting In A Room Reading This Book. Imagine One Note Struck Upon The Piano. Immediately That One Note Is Enough To Change The Atmosphere Of The Room - Proving That The Sound Element In Music Is A Powerful And Mysterious Agent, Which It Would Be Foolish To Deride Or Belittle.

For Me, The Most Important Thing Is The Element Of Chance That Is Built Into A Live Performance. The Very Great Drawback Of Recorded Sound Is The Fact That It Is Always The Same. No Matter How Wonderful A Recording Is, I Know That I Couldn't Live With It--even Of My Own Music--with The Same Nuances Forever.

Arthur V. Berger Commenting On The Music Of Aaron Copland: Here Is At Last An American That We May Place Unapologetically Beside The Great Recognized Creative Figures Of Any Other Country.

If A Literary Man Puts Together Two Words About Music, One Of Them Will Be Wrong.

I Adore Extravagance But I Abhor Waste.