Bernard Parmegiani Professions : Composer Born : October 27, 1927 Died : November 21, 2013 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Bernard Parmegiani I do consider sounds as living things. Bernard Parmegiani living-things sound When listening to the sound material, we metamorphose the inside into an outside. This notion of metamorphosis is one of the principles that leads the course of the musical suite, reflecting changes (fluidsolid passages: water/ice/fire) or movements (ebb/flow/wave, inspiration/expiration) or inside-outside passages (door/individual/crowd). Thus, the perceived object is not entirely what we would have liked it to be. Our music brings us closer to some while it takes us away from others: each with their own inside. Bernard Parmegiani ice inspiration doors Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors