Edgard Varese
Edgard Varese
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèsewas a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth22 December 1883
CountryUnited States of America
ahead art artist behind far people time
An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.
artist people belief
Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.
writing men adequate
I don't want to write any more for the old Man-power instruments and am handicapped by the lack of adequate electrical instruments for which I now conceive my music.
eye men mediocrity
A man is culpable in the eyes of society when he escapes from the jurisdiction of its mediocrity.
inspirational people genius
Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
ideas groups different
There is an idea, the basis of an internal structure, expanded and split into different shapes or groups of sound constantly changing in shape, direction, and speed, attracted and repulsed by various forces.
composer refuse present-day
The present day composer refuses to die.
dream world sound
I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
sound music-is organized
Music is organized sound.
music writing done
I do not write experimental music. My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards it is the listener who must experiment.
two stupidity infinity
There are two infinities: God and stupidity.
mean science expression
Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.
music dream mean
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. Why, Italian Futurists, have you slavishly reproduced only what is commonplace and boring in the bustle of our daily lives. I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
important use want
I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.