There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.
What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.
I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.
God can only be comprehended as Love.
Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.
The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes.