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Famous quotes by Composers

From the timeless masters of the past to the modern pioneers, authors have actually long provided inspiration and creative thinking. Their words of wisdom have actually been given with the ages, providing insight right into the imaginative procedure and also the power of music. Below are a few of the most motivating quotes from authors, using a glimpse right into their minds and also the music they created.
Small: We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Its a blast to watch. Its a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical
"It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen"
John Zorn, Composer
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Small: An artists sphere of influence is the world - Carl Maria von Weber
"An artist's sphere of influence is the world"
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
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Small: Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite i
"Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth. As the great Mahler expert Donald Mitchell said that if Mahler had written another Symphony, it would have been my Fifth!"
Malcolm Arnold, Composer
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Small: I think everything should happen at halfway to dawn. Thats when all the heads of government should meet. I thi
"I think everything should happen at halfway to dawn. That's when all the heads of government should meet. I think everybody would fall in love"
Billy Strayhorn, Composer
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Small: An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs - Edgard Varese
Edgard Varese
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs"
Edgard Varese, Composer
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Small: Never look at the trombones. Youll only encourage them - Richard Strauss
"Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them"
Richard Strauss, Composer
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Small: In Evita I wasnt really hugely involved with it. I gave a little bit of help but they needed a bit of technica
"In Evita I wasn't really hugely involved with it. I gave a little bit of help but they needed a bit of technical help on the movie and so some of my music people went in at the end of the movie and helped out with it"
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer
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Small: By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive
Bruno Walter
"By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive at precision"
Bruno Walter, Composer
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Small: Its ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to r
"It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy is extraordinarily dangerous"
Pierre Schaeffer, Composer
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Small: Wherever the fish are, thats where we go - Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
"Wherever the fish are, that's where we go"
Richard Wagner, Composer
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Small: Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste -
"Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste"
Carter Burwell, Composer
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Small: I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding - Gustav Mahle
"I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
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Small: When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had becaus
Klaus Schulze
"When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with
Klaus Schulze
"I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with me about my music, probably because it's still too far-out"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: I had to realize that the use of samples has its rules, too - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"I had to realize that the use of samples has its rules, too"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and
Klaus Schulze
"Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and not for the body"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: As always in a musical collaboration: One has to like each other. As simple as that - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"As always in a musical collaboration: One has to like each other. As simple as that"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, bot
Klaus Schulze
"A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Yes, I was invited to make the sound environment at a booth of a huge electronic company, during the Hanover I
Klaus Schulze
"Yes, I was invited to make the sound environment at a booth of a huge electronic company, during the Hanover Industrial Fair in 1973. It was a job. Slightly good paid. But not as much as my producer then told the press"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: I did not start IC and Inteam to have control over my music. I had control before and after - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"I did not start IC and Inteam to have control over my music. I had control before and after"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: How did this or that change my music? The only time I have to think about it is when an interviewer asks me th
Klaus Schulze
"How did this or that change my music? The only time I have to think about it is when an interviewer asks me that"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: As everyone else, I was a fan of Pink Floyd in the sixties - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"As everyone else, I was a fan of Pink Floyd in the sixties"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: I listened to the rock music of that time, but as you know and can easily hear: my music of that era had nothi
Klaus Schulze
"I listened to the rock music of that time, but as you know and can easily hear: my music of that era had nothing to do with the common music of this era. I was experimenting, I was searching for something new"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Yes, sampling has changed not just my way of playing and composing - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"Yes, sampling has changed not just my way of playing and composing"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Yes, Im a musician. I also like to play with others, sometimes more, sometimes less - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"Yes, I'm a musician. I also like to play with others, sometimes more, sometimes less"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: The problem was the journalists who also did not understand much of my music, but they wrote about it.
Klaus Schulze
"The problem was the journalists who also did not understand much of my music, but they wrote about it. I think you fell into the usual trap laid out by parts of the press and other writers: that the poor musician has always to fight the evil companies and managers"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: Most of todays music is done electronically - Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
"Most of today's music is done electronically"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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Small: And of course, the musician - if hes serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldnt h
Klaus Schulze
"And of course, the musician - if he's serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldn't have done it"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
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