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Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
American Composer
Born: Jun 2, 1944
Died: Aug 7, 2012
Age Broadway Just Music People You
Related authors: Eubie Blake George Crumb John Cage John Williams Leonard Bernstein Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim Virgil Thomson
There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests. Marvin Hamlisch
Education Age Better Will Young State Fact Studies Clearly Been Tests Arts Arts Education Young Age Children In Fact Who Exposed Sat
If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.' Marvin Hamlisch
Say Tendency Reach Within Yes Hard Helpful
Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies. Marvin Hamlisch
People Mind Will Doubt No Doubt Directing More Records Most She Known Course Concerts Without Making Still Doing Any Movies Barbra Streisand Ever Streisand Honest Honest People
As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen. Marvin Hamlisch
Work Funny Me You People Seriously Will Nervous Energy Down Older High Entertaining See Composer Slowing Slowly Taken Calming Surely Yes Quieter Get Listen Just Against Serious Desire
Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows. Marvin Hamlisch
Remember Beauty Broadway Broadway Musicals Musicals Thrill Particularly Endings Maybe Moved Being Old-Fashioned Shows
From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody. Marvin Hamlisch
Time Remember Sit Down Melody Would Could Write Piano Had Written Head Knew Were Trying Just Tunes Next Next Thing Play Thing Start
Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't bother anyone when it ends so quickly. Or if a song runs 2 minutes and 45 seconds, but the titles run a minute longer, you have to arrange that song so it doesn't get repetitious. Marvin Hamlisch
Music You Song Seconds Say Run Runs Minute Minutes Only Entity Bother Longer Arrange Score Quickly Get Ends Anyone Titles Film Needed
I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news. Marvin Hamlisch
News Song Weather Garbage About Make Up Anything Things
My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening. Marvin Hamlisch
Music People Part Make Just Them Whole Evening Play Thing Play Music
Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore. Marvin Hamlisch
Music You Few Enough Otherwise Back Out Classical Someone Could Head Talked Audience Hear Years Years Ago Lot Conductors Get Just Anymore Figured Who Many Now Playing

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