Michael Tippett Professions : Composer Born : January 2, 1905 Died : January 8, 1998 Browse All Authors Top 22 quotes by Michael Tippett I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being. Michael Tippett conspiracy integrity art I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race. Michael Tippett curious humanist race Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you. Michael Tippett materials strange moving Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. Michael Tippett extras changed poetry-is The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time. Michael Tippett 18th-century our-time century The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us. Michael Tippett different greek thinking I've seldom become nostalgic or settled. Michael Tippett nostalgic I'm outside the music I've made. I have no interest in it. Michael Tippett interest made I think we're all pretty odd. Michael Tippett odd thinking Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score. Michael Tippett score native-american art Conductors don't suffer, they are part of the performance. Michael Tippett conductor performances suffering Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater. Michael Tippett theater form character Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought. Michael Tippett shiva nice world Music is a performance and needs the audience. Michael Tippett audience music needs Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. Michael Tippett reading imagination country Public notice does not necessarily accord with internal fulfilment. Michael Tippett accord internals doe When we use terms we get confused, yet we have no other way. Michael Tippett confused use way Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. Michael Tippett figure-skating extremes figures My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. This tradition is to create images from the depths of the imagination and to give them form, whether visual, intellectual or musical. Michael Tippett intellectual imagination giving Nature has different times. Michael Tippett different-times different nature Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors
