“The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have never been fully realized” BelieveI BelieveSoundPossibilityPercussion Author:Charles Ives
“Beauty in music is too often confused with something that lets the ears lie back in an easy chair. Many sounds that we are used to do not bother us, and for that reason we are inclined to call them beautiful. Frequently, when a new or unfamiliar work is accepted as beautiful on its first hearing, its fundamental quality is one that tends to put the mind to sleep.” MindFirstsReasonBeautifulUsedLyingEasySoundSleepQualityMusic IsEarsFundamentalsHearingAcceptedBotherConfusedChairsUnfamiliar Book:Essays Before a Sonata Source: Essays Before a Sonata
