Famous quotes containing the words contemporary, jazz and/or performance:
“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesnt make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.”
—Gertrude Stein (18741946)
“The basic difference between classical music and jazz is that in the former the music is always greater than its performanceBeethovens Violin Concerto, for instance, is always greater than its performancewhereas the way jazz is performed is always more important than what is being performed.”
—André Previn (b. 1929)
“Kind are her answers,
But her performance keeps no day;
Breaks time, as dancers,
From their own music when they stray.”
—Thomas Campion (15671620)
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