George Crumb Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.”

“I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.”

“I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.”

“Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.”

“I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.”