Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.

It is easy to write unthinking music.

Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.