“The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was disposed of by the formal view that a physical, not a chemical, process was involved.” WellsFactsFormProcessWaterViewsKnownInvolvedPropertySubstanceChemicalsCompositionFormalWell Known Author:Wilhelm Ostwald
“The Rhapsody is not a composition at all. It's a string of separate paragraphs stuck together - with a thin paste of flour and water... I don't think there has been such an inspired melodist on this earth since Tchaikovsky... but if you want to speak of a composer, that's another matter.” IfsThinkingWantHas BeensMatterEarthTogetherSpeakWaterInspiredStuckStringsComposerCompositionParagraphFlourTchaikovsky Author:Leonard Bernstein
“My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven and Bach.” WaterMy OwnListeningGrewGrew UpMusicalMilesBackgroundsCompositionRamaMuddyColtrane Author:Frederick Lenz
“The larch... is not only preserved from decay and the worm by the great bitterness of its sap, but also it cannot be kindled with fire nor ignite of itself, unless like stone in a limekiln it is burned with other wood... This is because there is a very small proportion of the elements of fire and air in its composition, which is a dense and solid mass of moisture and the earthy, so that it has no open pores through which fire can find its way... Further, its weight will not let it float in water.” WayWaterFireAirElementsMassStonesWeightWoodsProportionBitternessDecayBurnedCompositionWormsFloatsDenseSapIgniteMoisture Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio