Edgar Varèse
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I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.
— Interview with Gunther Schuller (1965, p. 34), quoted in Sound Structure in Music (1975) bu Robert Erickson; University of California
Edgar Varèse (geboren als Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse; * 22. Dezember 1883 in Paris; † 6. November 1965 in New York) war ein französischer Komponist und Dirigent, der 1915 in die Vereinigten Staaten emigrierte.
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I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.
Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. I was the first composer to explore, so to speak, musical outer space.
Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical. Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.
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