A displaced Californian composer writes about music made for the long while & the world around that music. ~
The avant-garde is flexibility of mind. — John Cage ~
...composition is only a very small thing, taken as a part of music as a whole, and it really shouldn't be separated from music making in general. — Douglas Leedy ~
My God, what has sound got to do with music! — Charles Ives
Saturday, May 03, 2008
More slow listening
I recommend this interview with Christopher Fox, a composer whose musicality and intelligence I value highly. The money line is the last one:
It takes time to make people hear differently and for me that’s what a composer must do.
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