Music . . .can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.

Music . . .can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Music is love in search of a word.

Music is love in search of a word.

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.