Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.
George Crumb

Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.
George Crumb

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country.
George Crumb

I think we're in a very low point of music right now.
George Crumb

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.
George Crumb

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.
George Crumb

I am optimistic about the future of music.
George Crumb

One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely important aspect - is its extension in the historical and geographical senses to a degree unknown in the past.
George Crumb