True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.
—George Gershwin
Topics: Music
The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself… Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.
—George Gershwin
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