Aaron Copland Quotes - Page 2

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• A great symphony is a man-made Mississippi down which we irresistibly flow from the instant of our leave-taking to a long forseen destination.

  Aaron Copland

  Men, Symphony, Long

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• A melody is not merely something you can hum.

  Aaron Copland

  Melody

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• The melody is generally what the piece is all about.

  Aaron Copland

  Pieces, Melody

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• I hope my recordings of my own works won't inhibit other people's performances. The brutal fact is that one doesn't always get the exact tempo one wants, although one improves with experience.

  Aaron Copland

  People, Want, Facts

  "Classic Essays on Twentieth-Century Music". Book by Richard Kostelanetz, 1996.

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• You may feel depressed, but it can't be so depressing that you can't move. No, I would say that people create in moments when they are elated about expressing their depression!

  Aaron Copland

  Depressing, Moving, People

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• Mozart tapped the source from which all music flows, expressing himself with a spontaneity and refinement and breathtaking rightness.

  Aaron Copland

  Flow, Breathtaking, Spontaneity

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