Every Grain Of Experience Is

Any Book Has Behind It All The Other Books That Have Been Written.

A Haydn Symphony Had A Meaning For The Social Group That Listened To It. A Mahler Symphony Had A Meaning For The Man Who Composed It. Here Is The Difference Between The Classical And Romantic Attitudes To Art.

I Think Art Is Sublimated Libido. You Can’t Be A Eunuch Priest, And You Can’t Be A Eunuch Artist.

All Art Preserves Mysteries Which Aesthetic Philosophers Tackle In Vain.

If You Want To Be Considered A Poet, You Will Have To Show Mastery Of The Petrarchan Sonnet Form Or The Sestina. Your Musical Efforts Must Begin With Well-formed Fugues. There Is No Substitute For Craft... Art Begins With Craft, And There Is No Art Until Craft Has Been Mastered.