The Only True Immortality Lies In One's

We Cling Nervously To The Melody, But We Don't Handle It Freely, We Don't Really Make Anything New Out Of It, We Merely Overload It.

The Idea Comes To Me From Outside Of Me - And Is Like A Gift. I Then Take The Idea And Make It My Own - That Is Where The Skill Lies.

The Only True Immortality Lies In One's Children.

One Should Never Forget That By Actually Perfecting One Piece One Gains And Learns More Than By Starting Or Half-finishing A Dozen.

Composers In The Old Days Used To Keep Strictly To The Base Of The Theme, As Their Real Subject. Beethoven Varies The Melody, Harmony And Rhythms So Beautifully.