I'm not an architectural composer. Harrison Birtwistle More Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle More Quotes From Harrison Birtwistle When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted. Harrison Birtwistle theory wanted 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 attitude next-week years You either are or you're not. Harrison Birtwistle When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18. Harrison Birtwistle age kids This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. Harrison Birtwistle pretentious sound thinking The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names. Harrison Birtwistle influence names giving The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila. Harrison Birtwistle pieces influence 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 layers things-change ideas
