Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.

I am optimistic about the future of music.