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Harrison Birtwistle Inspirational Quotes (15)
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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.
Harrison Birtwistle
It's the irrational things that interest me.
Harrison Birtwistle
Music is such a problem in the time it takes.
Harrison Birtwistle
My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
Harrison Birtwistle
I didn't have a record player.
Harrison Birtwistle
The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila.
Harrison Birtwistle
I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
Harrison Birtwistle
Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
Harrison Birtwistle
I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.
Harrison Birtwistle
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since I was 11.
Harrison Birtwistle
When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.
Harrison Birtwistle
The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: 'What are we going to do in five years' time?' A completely different attitude.
Harrison Birtwistle
In the end it doesn't matter what you do.
Harrison Birtwistle
I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.
Harrison Birtwistle
You either are or you're not.
Harrison Birtwistle