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To me, atonality is against nature. There is a center to everything that exists.
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Against Atonality Center Everything Exist Nature
I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.
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Earn Kind Living Order Thing
My mother’s background was Scottish.
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Background Country Mother
The greater the emotional intensity, the greater the simplicity.
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Emotional Greater Intensity Simplicity
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older.
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Country Culture Emotion Found Greater Grew Identity Older Own
To attempt what old Chinese painters called ‘spirit resonance’ in melody and sound.
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Attempt Country Melody Old Painter Resonance Sound Spirit
This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of.
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Fine People Say Scot Sort
She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland.
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Country Family Live Mother Old State Upper
I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano.
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Interest More Much Orchestra Piano
I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.
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Each Own Place Symphony Think
Well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me.
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Depress Grandfather Minister Protestant Rather Well
The planets have the sun, the earth, the moon.
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Earth Moon Planet Sun
There is nothing like practice.
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Like Nothing Practice
My purpose is to create music not for snobs, but for all people, music which is beautiful and healing.
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Beautiful Create Hear Music People Purpose Snob
I’ve always regarded nature as the clothing of God.
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Always Cloth God Nature Regard
But I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.
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Concert Earn Fairy Live Pianist Proficient Talent That Want Way

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