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

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

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

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

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music.

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.