"The prerequisite of contrapuntal art, more conspicuous in the work of Bach than in that of any other composer, is an ability to conceive a priori of melodic identities which when transposed, inverted, made retrograde, or transformed rhythmically will yet exhibit, in conjunction with the original subject matter, some entirely new but completely harmonious profile."

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Source : "Song: 'So You Want To Write A Fugue'". 1997.

Glenn Gould

#Art Quotes #Identity Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I am grateful to Stacy Schiff first of all because she can write a sentence-because she offers us her scholarship with wit, clarity, and grace. Once again, she has done what only the best writers can do: she has made the world new, again.”
“she's wondering how many women are walking around this world feeling the tingling of their amputated wings remembering what it was to fly to sing”
“I love my fan base because they never high-five me; they always get really shifty and hide. Adam Sandler's fan base are like, 'Hey!' and high-five him and want to hang out, but mine go behind pillars and get really freaked out.”
“I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.”
“They didn't really encourage my goofy, comedic side at Juilliard.”
“Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.”

Source : "Veep's Tony Hale talks about Arrested Development and creeping out James Van Der Beek". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. April 27, 2012.
“Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and thatâ€™s the thingâ€”youâ€™re a couple, and couples canâ€™t function without trust.”
“When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.”

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