“It is necessary for us to explain the involuntary repugnance we possess for the nature and personality of the Jews. The Jews have never produced a true poet. Heinrich Heine reached the point where he duped himself into a poet, and was rewarded by his versified lies being set to music by our own composers. He was the conscience of Judaism, just as Judaism is the evil conscience of our modern civilization.” LyingEvilModernPoetPersonalityCivilizationConscienceJewComposerJudaismInvoluntaryModern Civilization Author:Richard Wagner
“Modern European composers...have very largely received their stimulus, their rhythms and impulses from Machine Age America. They have a much older tradition of musical technique which has helped them put into musical terms a little more clearly the thoughts that originated here. They can express themselves more glibly.” LittlesAgeAmericaTermModernTraditionMachinesMusicalTechniqueRhythmImpulseComposerStimulusGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“The modern composer is a madman who persists in manufacturing an article which nobody wants.” WantModernArticlesComposerPersistManufacturingMadmen Author:Arthur Honegger
“I grew up on Bach and Beethoven and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff. That's the only reason I'm thinking of going on.” ThinkingI CanReasonNamesStuffDifficultQualityModernListeningGrewGrew UpComposerListening To MusicQuality Time Author:A. R. Rahman