Facts about Harrison Birtwistle

Occup.Composer
FromUnited Kingdom
BornJuly 15, 1934
Age89 years

Summary

Harrison Birtwistle is a famous Composer from United Kingdom, he/she is 89 years old and still alive, born July 15, 1934.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 28 quotes who is written / told by Harrison.

28 Famous quotes by Harrison Birtwistle

Small: When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18
"When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18"
Small: Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. Its absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set
"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"
Small: When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever b
"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"
Small: The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles
"The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles"
Small: People say my music is English. I dont know what it is. Maybe its not me writing English music, but tha
"People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me"
Small: My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces
"My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces"
Small: I didnt have a record player
"I didn't have a record player"
Small: I always write the pieces I want to write
"I always write the pieces I want to write"
Small: The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names
"The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names"
Small: You either are or youre not
"You either are or you're not"
Small: The theatre only knows what its doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going
"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"
Small: The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila
"The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila"
Small: In the end it doesnt matter what you do
"In the end it doesn't matter what you do"
Small: I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door
"I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door"
Small: My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are tha
"My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!"
Small: Im not an architectural composer
"I'm not an architectural composer"
Small: Im not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. Ive never had that attitude to
"I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music"
Small: I dont think there is much American music
"I don't think there is much American music"
Small: When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted
"When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted"
Small: There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it
"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"
Small: I wrote music as soon as I knew notation
"I wrote music as soon as I knew notation"
Small: My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter
"My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter"
Small: Music is such a problem in the time it takes
"Music is such a problem in the time it takes"
Small: Its the irrational things that interest me
"It's the irrational things that interest me"
Small: I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painti
"I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism"
Small: I dont have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or l
"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"
Small: This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadnt existed, I could have invente
"This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it"
Small: One thing Ive tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things
"One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things"