Author: Harrison Birtwistle

Quotes

Music is such a problem in the time it takes.

Music is such a problem in the time it takes.

- Harrison Birtwistle

When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.

When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.

- Harrison Birtwistle

People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me.

People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me.

- Harrison Birtwistle

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.

- Harrison Birtwistle

I don't think there is much American music.

I don't think there is much American music.

- Harrison Birtwistle

When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.

When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.

- Harrison Birtwistle

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.

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

I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.

I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.

- Harrison Birtwistle

One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.

One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.

- Harrison Birtwistle

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