“Jazz exemplifies artistic activity that is at once individual and communal, performance that is both repetitive and innovative, each participant sometimes providing background support and sometimes flying free.” SometimesIndividualMusicSupportActivityPerformancesJazzFlyingBackgroundsArtisticProvidingInnovativeParticipantsRepetitiveTime FliesFlying Free Book:Composing a Life Source: Composing a Life
“The basic difference between classical music and jazz is that in the former the music is always graver than its performance - whereas the way jazz is performed is always more important than what is being played.” WayImportantDifferencesMusicMusic IsPerformancesJazzFormerClassical MusicBeing Played Author:Andre Previn
“A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.” ArtArtistSoundMusicLaughingProduceTearsMusicianPerformancesMovedListenersTorn Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Music is a performance and needs the audience.” NeedsMusicAudienceMusic IsPerformancesMusic Love Author:Michael Tippett
“At that elusive moment when we transcend our ordinary performance and feel in harmony with something else-whether it's a glorious sunset, inspiring music or another human being-our studies have shown that what we are really coming in sync with is ourselves. Not only do we feel more relaxed and at peace, but this entrained state increases our ability to perform well and offers numerous health benefits.” FeelsHumansWellsStatesMomentsHuman BeingsAbilityMusicStudyOffersBenefitsOrdinaryPerformancesIncreaseHarmonyGloriousSunsetRelaxedElusiveSyncHealth Benefits Author:Doc Childre
“Even people that know Johnny Cash's music really well and know that he was married don't really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before.” PeopleKnowsWayWellsMusicFrontsFindingsMarriedPerformancesCashJuneCarter Author:Reese Witherspoon
“Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.” MusicAirWindTypePerformancesMusicalCloudsSculptureSculpting Book:Real Frank Zappa Book Source: Real Frank Zappa Book
“Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.” HeartMusicJudgmentSingingPerformancesBreathsFurry Book:Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“If anyone has conducted a Beethoven performance, and then doesn't have to go to an osteopath, then there's something wrong.” IfsMusicPerformancesMusicalPianoComposerPlaying MusicComposingFunny MusicClassic MusicComposing MusicMusical LifeMusical Performance Author:Simon Rattle