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John Eaton

American Politician

Born: Jun 18, 1790

Died: Nov 17, 1856

Composers First Life Music Think You

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It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples. John Eaton

Me School Important Disciples Found

The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz. John Eaton

Music Jazz Way Frankly Through Involved Got

Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist. John Eaton

Me First Say Composer Never First Of All Well Been Much Theorist

We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life. John Eaton

Life Energy Contemporary Contemporary Life Capture Need

In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or something of that kind, that the whole point is somehow being missed, and the music has failed. John Eaton

Music Experience Words Think Other Kind Somehow Something Point Failed Missed Audience How Listens Being In Other Words Tune Whole

Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat. John Eaton

Time Think Sharp Nevertheless Well Quarter Oh Flat Tone

I really write for people. John Eaton

People Write Really

I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer. John Eaton

First Live Think Synthesizer Performance Sound Modern Electronic

I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on. John Eaton

We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range. John Eaton

Life Broad Range Possible Kind Because Itself Need

Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers. John Eaton

Best Composers Written Operas Well Very

However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults. John Eaton

Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it. John Eaton

Drama Know Opera Well Began Greek Modern Intent

If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part. John Eaton

Music You Important Timing Think Dramas Point Point Of View Part Look Important Part Off Very Greek Theatrical View Reason Many Played

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