Alejo Carpentier Quotes

"I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century."
- Alejo Carpentier
(Related: Music, Being, End, Popular, Result, World)

"I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner."
- Alejo Carpentier
(Related: Harmony)