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Writings on Music, 1965-2000

This book is a compilation of scholarly writings that delve into the study of music during the specified timeframe, covering a range of topics and styles. more

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Steve Reich
Steve Reich

Steve Reich is an influential American composer born on October 3, 1936. Known for his minimalist style, his music has had a profound impact on modern music. Reich's works often feature repetitive melodies and the fusion of electronic music with live instruments, pioneering new forms of musical expression. more

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“If nature had produced spontaneously all the objects which we desire, and in sufficient abundance for the desires of all, there would have been no source of dispute or of injury among men; nor would any man have possessed the means of ever acquiring authority over another.”

“Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of a few, or of several, those principles of human nature which imply that government is at all necessary, imply that those persons will make use of them to defeat the very end for which government exists.”

“Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.”

“Unlike liberalism, with its fundamental belief in the long-range power of ideas, conservatism is bound by the stock of ideas inherited at a given time. And since it does not really believe in the power of argument, its last resort is generally a claim to superior wisdom, based on some self-arrogated superior quality.”