The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila. Harrison Birtwistle More Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle More Quotes From Harrison Birtwistle I didn't have a record player. Harrison Birtwistle record-playersrecordsplayer 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 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
