One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. 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 theorywanted 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 attitudenext-weekyears 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 agekids This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. Harrison Birtwistle pretentioussoundthinking The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names. Harrison Birtwistle influencenamesgiving The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila. Harrison Birtwistle piecesinfluence 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 layersthings-changeideas
