George Gershwin Quote

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.


Isaac Goldberg Tin Pan Alley (New York: John Day, 1930) p. viii.


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...

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...

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...

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...