The Greater The Emotional Intensity,

It's Hard For Me To Think Of Others Because I'm Not Particularly In Sympathy With The Music Of This Century.

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

The Greater The Emotional Intensity, The Greater The Simplicity.

The Composer...joins Heaven And Earth With Threads Of Sounds.

My Mother's Background Was Scottish. She Came From An Old Family, Some Of Whom Lived In Upper New York State And Some Of Whom Had Come Over From Scotland.