Music must rank as the highest of the arts -- more than any other, it ministers to human welfare.

Music must rank as the highest of the arts -- more than any other, it ministers to human welfare.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

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.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my read more

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same read more

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays.