Famous quote by Charles Ives

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In thinking up music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind
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"In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind"

- Charles Ives

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This quote by Charles Ives talks to the creative process of composing music. Ives suggests that when he is "believing up" music, he has a mental image of a brass band with wings in the back of his mind. This image serves as a source of motivation for him, providing a graph of the music he is creating. It is most likely that Ives is describing the concept of a brass band as a representation of the power and energy of music, and the wings as a symbol of the liberty and happiness that music can bring. This quote talks to the power of music to transfer us to a various place, to raise us up and provide us wings. It also speaks with the significance of imagination and imagination in the process of creating music. Ives' quote is a tip of the value of allowing ourselves to be influenced by our own creativities and to use our creativity to develop something stunning.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Charles Ives between October 20, 1874 and May 19, 1954. He/she was a famous Composer from USA. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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