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“Improvisation is the art of becoming sound. It is the only art in which a human being can and must become the music he or she is making. Improvisation is the only musical art which predicated entirely on human trust and love.”

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Alvin Curran

Alvin Curran is an American composer known for his electronic music and multimedia works. Born on December 13, 1938, he has been active in the music scene since the 1960s. more

“...That is one of the main causes of this arrogance: the idea of power. Then you lose your true power which is to be part of all, and the only way you can be part of all is to understand it. And when you don't understand, you have to go humbly to it. You don't go to school and say, 'I know what you're going to teach me'.”

Knows Way Ideas School Causes Loses Music Teach Arrogance True Power

Author:John Coltrane

“To make music means to express human intelligence by sonic means. This is intelligence in its broadest sense, which includes not only the peregrinations of pure logic but also the "logic" of emotions and intuition. My musical techniques, although often rigorous in their internal structure, leave many openings through which the most complex and mysterious factors of the intelligence may penetrate.”

Humans May Mean Emotion Music Pure Logic Structure Complexes Musical Intuition Technique Opening Factors Mysterious Internals Penetrate Human Intelligence

Author:Iannis Xenakis

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