All old music was modern once, and much more of the music of yesterday already sounds more old-fashioned than works which were written three centuries ago.
About Peter Warlock
Philip Arnold Heseltine (30 October 1894 – 17 December 1930), known by the pseudonym Peter Warlock, was a British composer and music critic. The Warlock name, which reflects Heseltine’s interest in occult practices, was used for all his published musical works.
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Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history.
British composer and music critic
All old music was modern once, and much more of the music of yesterday already sounds more old-fashioned than works which were written three centuries ago.
British composer and music critic
All good music, whatever its date, is ageless – as alive and significant today as it was when it was written.
British composer and music critic
Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever.
British composer and music critic