I do not write experimental music. My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards it is the listener who must experiment.
Interpretation
The artist's experimentation occurs prior to creation, while the audience's exploration happens during listening.
In this quote, Edgard Varèse expresses his belief that the process of experimentation in music occurs in the composer's mind before the actual creation of the piece. He suggests that, once the music is completed, it is up to the listener to engage in their own exploration and interpretation of the work, highlighting the dynamic relationship between the creator and the audience.
In practice
During a lecture on the creative process in music composition.
Memory exercised in a particular way is a natural gift of poetic genius. The poet above all else, is a person who never forgets certain sense impressions which he has experienced and which he can relive again as though with all their original freshness.
Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access.
I let my music take me where my heart wants to go.
You're only reduced to a cliche if you don't humanize a character.
In my limited experience, shows are like children. You can teach them manners and dress them in little sailor suits, but in the end, they're going to be who they're going to be.
There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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