“The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive.”
“Any good music must be an innovation. ”
“It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.”
“the music was always in the background, like music at a church service; it was something to depend upon.”
“To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year. "The Distant Music of the Hounds," 1954”
“All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.”