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I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in Arlington that I spent most of my childhood.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: About Because Born Childhood Five Most Moved Much Old Remember Spent Very Years I Was Born

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I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Become Concert Did Earn Fairly Felt Good Had Interested Living Me More Much Orchestra Pianist Piano Proficient Talent Teachers Than Wanted Way

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I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Always Clothing God Nature Regarded

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My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Background Came Come Family Had Lived Mother New New York Old Over Scotland Scottish She Some State Upper Whom York

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This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Depressing Fine Grandfather Me Minister People Protestant Rather Say Sort Well Were

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I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: About Although Anything Armenian Beginning Culture Emotions Found Greater Grew Identity Know My Own Older Own Well

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I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Did Earn Kinds Living Order Things

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No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: Armenians Around Because He Him His Know Lost Mind Tragedy

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It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century.

~Alan Hovhaness

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There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed.

~Alan Hovhaness

Topics: About Awful Awful Lot Been Burn Destroyed Fireplace Fires How Large Lasted Long Lot Made Open Periods Sometimes Took Two Two Weeks Weeks Were Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: March 8th, 1911

Died: June 21st, 2000

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