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Carlisle Floyd
American Composer
Born: Jun 11, 1926
Always American Me Music People Think
Related authors: Eubie Blake George Crumb John Cage John Williams Leonard Bernstein Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim Virgil Thomson
I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period. Carlisle Floyd
Time People Resolved Unorthodox Seemingly Investigate Period Salem Going Interested Really Treatment
Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations. Carlisle Floyd
Other Dramatic Characters Charged Composer Vivid Highly Contains Like Opera Because Subject Any Situations Choose Reasons
There's the Bacon society, which is fostered by his fourth wife Helen Bacon, but I don't know what kind of performances his music gets. He wrote symphonic music and some chorale music. Carlisle Floyd
Music Wife Society Bacon Kind Some He Performance Know Wrote His Gets Which Fostered Fourth
It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience. Carlisle Floyd
Work Music Me People Amazing Will First Lose Young Other Say Sight Composers Write Generations Instead Come Like First Things Audience How Being Want Gaining Who Credentials Fast Things Rejected
Opera is given so little attention in the national press. Carlisle Floyd
National Press Given Attention Opera Little Little Attention
You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed. Carlisle Floyd
You Will Predict Once Possibly Write Attempt Doomed Ages Last
People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses. Carlisle Floyd
People Fall High Weaknesses High Places Factor Because Always Surprised Very Places Flawed Therefore Element Suddenly Basic Humans
What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds. Carlisle Floyd
Music Natural Kind Diverse Particular Come Particular Set Most Comfort Answer Sounds Vernacular American Which Regional American Music Across Satisfying Set
The story of Willie Stark fascinated me because it was tackling the story of a man who outwardly has all the success one could possibly want and who is destroyed by his personal demons. Carlisle Floyd
Success Me Man Destroyed Willie Possibly Tackling Could Because Demons His Personal Want Story Who Fascinated Stark
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. Carlisle Floyd
Worship Uncomfortable Tends Put Talent Because America Artist Modest Us Position
I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last. Carlisle Floyd
Will Think Honestly Possible Directly Anything Expressed Last
I've never set out consciously to write American music. I don't know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references. Carlisle Floyd
Music Unless Out Would Would-Be Folk Write Never Know Obvious References American American Music Appalachian Set
If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so. Carlisle Floyd
Say Would Come Operas Felt Off Did Certainly
It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else. Carlisle Floyd
Art Me Else Relevant Seems Opera Just Anything Anything Else Expressive

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