There Is Nothing Like Practice.

I Think That Of My 21 Symphonies, Each Has Its Own Place.

My Mother's Background Was Scottish. She Came From An Old Family, Some Of Whom Lived In Upper New York State And Some Of Whom Had Come Over From Scotland.

I Was Born In Somerville, But I Don't Remember Very Much About It Because We Moved From There To Arlington When I Was Five Years Old, And It Was In Arlington That I Spent Most Of My Childhood.

The Greater The Emotional Intensity, The Greater The Simplicity.

I Did All Kinds Of Things In Order To Earn A Living.