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I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Composers Influenced Much Natural Objects Phenomena Physical

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Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Alphabet Illogical Musical Our Poor

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Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Artist Behind Belief Contrary Far General His Most Never People Time Ahead

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Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

~Edgard Varese

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Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Alone Expression Infuse Life Means Music Needs New Science Should Vigor Which Youthful

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I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Contribution Dream Inner Instruments Lend New New World Obedient Rhythm Sounds Themselves Thought Which Whole Whole New World Will World I Dream

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There is an idea, the basis of an internal structure, expanded and split into different shapes or groups of sound constantly changing in shape, direction, and speed, attracted and repulsed by various forces.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Attracted Basis Changing Constantly Different Direction Forces Groups Idea Internal Shape Shapes Sound Speed Split Structure Various

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Music is organized sound.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Music Organized Sound

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I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.

~Edgard Varese

Topics: Begun Chorus Given High Important Important Part Instruments Just Large Part Range Several Those Use Used Want Which Work Your

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I don't want to write any more for the old Man-power instruments and am handicapped by the lack of adequate electrical instruments for which I now conceive my music.

~Edgard Varese

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: December 22nd, 1883

Died: November 6th, 1965

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