I've Always Regarded Nature As

This Is Not To Say That The Scots Are Not Fine People, But They Were All Sort Of... Well, My Grandfather Was A Minister And Sort Of Protestant, And This Was Rather Depressing To Me.

I Think That Of My 21 Symphonies, Each Has Its Own Place.

There Is Nothing Like Practice.

The Greater The Emotional Intensity, The Greater The Simplicity.

My Purpose Is To Create Music Not For Snobs, But For All People, Music Which Is Beautiful And Healing. To Attempt What Old Chinese Painters Called 'spirit Resonance' In Melody And Sound.