A good composer is
A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out. Ernest Newman
Composing Music
I don\\’t know anything
I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to. Elvis Presley
Simplicity is the final
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. Frederic Chopin
A composer is a
A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians. Frank Zappa
While it is true
While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory. Dweezil Zappa
Although I don’t know
Although I don’t know Paul McCartney, a mutual friend told me that Paul was reading my book, This Is Your Brain on Music, and stopped after chapter two. McCartney said he was concerned that if he learned more about how he does what he does (as far as composing music), he may not be able … Read more
Music is the space
Music is the space between the notes. Claude Debussy
If you don’t live
If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn. Charlie Parker
I’d always loved poetry
I’d always loved poetry and I’d always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn’t thought of putting the two together until around that time. Bruce Cockburn
Writing is the action
Writing is the action of thinking, just as drawing is the action of seeing and composing music is the action of hearing. Brenda Ueland