Quotes by Composer The model of a composer. Benjamin Britten composermodelsmusic Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries. Brian Ferneyhough composercenturyarguing The composers hated me. The singers detested me. The guitarists were terrified by me. Bulat Okudzhava composersingershated Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast. Carlisle Floyd composerimportantcountry We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi. Cecilia Bartoli composeroperafirsts It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience. Charles Ives composerformmay Claude Debussy was a rare phenomenon a composer profoundly and subversively revolutionary. Claude Debussy debussycomposerrevolutionary The modern composer builds his works on the basis of truth. Claudio Monteverdi composerbasesmodern The modern composer builds upon the foundation of truth. Claudio Monteverdi composermodernfoundation Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have anything to say and take to performing instead of stating. Clement Greenberg composerrecognitionartist I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young. Cornelia Funke composeryoung Wherever there’s a conductor, you’re sure to find a dead composer! Daniel Handler conductorcomposer I've always been a composer dependent on texts. David Del Tredici composerdependent Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful. David Del Tredici composerenergyworld I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups. David Del Tredici composergroupswriting Im still getting used to being called a composer. A poseur, maybe. Dhani Harrison composerusedstills Stravinsky the composer I worship. Stravinsky the thinker I despise. Dmitri Shostakovich composerdespiseworship The most important person is the audience and the composer. The rest of us - and even the composer is a servant to the audience. And of course, the audience is a servant to the higher art. Dolora Zajick composerimportantart The present day composer refuses to die. Edgard Varese present-daycomposerrefuse I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena. Edgard Varese composernaturalhair«1234567»
