Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein
Leo Ornstein was an American composer and pianist of the early twentieth century. His performances of works by avant-garde composers and his own innovative and even shocking pieces made him a cause célèbre on both sides of the Atlantic...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth2 December 1893
CountryUnited States of America
amusing anecdotes consider life personal
I consider that my own personal life and anecdotes may be amusing enough and interesting enough, but they're in a different realm.
improvisation haphazard
Improvisation is terribly haphazard.
patterns ears visuals
By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my ear, what I hear.
chord form music ought paradox pursue simply struck true
There is a paradox because I think you've struck a chord there that we ought to simply pursue - it is true that music is a form of communication.