Rhythmic Quotes

The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing.

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary.

The quiet rhythmic monotone of the wall of logs fills one with the rustic peace of a secluded nook in the woods.

You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God.

Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it.

Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and interesting harmonies.

I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and the best way to do that was to use a language that was rhythmic and performative.

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

I have always had a certain rhythmic approach to my work.

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models.

I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun.

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.

Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary.

So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords everywhere. All of the songs are built up of small melodies and counter melodies all played very rhythmically.

I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.

Interesting phenomena occur when two or more rhythmic patterns are combined, and these phenomena illustrate very aptly the enrichment of information that occurs when one description is combined with another.