Author: Harrison Birtwistle

Quotes

Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.

Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.

- Harrison Birtwistle

I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.

I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.

- Harrison Birtwistle

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.

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

Music is such a problem in the time it takes.

Music is such a problem in the time it takes.

- Harrison Birtwistle

I don't think there is much American music.

I don't think there is much American music.

- Harrison Birtwistle

I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.

I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.

- 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

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

My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!

My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!

- Harrison Birtwistle

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