Quotes by Composers

I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade. Abel Korzeniowski

First Piano Piece Wrote Grade

My music lives because of real players. Abel Korzeniowski

Music Because Real Lives Players

I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it. Alan Hovhaness

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No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians. Alan Hovhaness

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It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. Alan Hovhaness

Music Me Think Sympathy Others Particularly Because Century Hard

There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed. Alan Hovhaness

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I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy. Alban Berg

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Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt. Alex North

Today Music Art You People Problem Fear Films Daring More Commercialism Bankrupt Want Conventional Your Film Film Music

Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions. Alex North

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Today it's not culture; it's box office. Alex North

Today Culture Box Box Office Office

I prefer to write music for family films. I like people. Alex North

Music Family People Films Write Like Prefer

My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan. Alex North

Best Experience Composing Kazan Film

Crime does not pay as well as politics. Alfred Newman

Politics Crime Pay Well Does

Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?' Alfred Schnittke

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At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won. Andre Boucourechliev

Competition Head Well Concerto Felt Block End Won Played

I want to get every church in the country on Wi-Fi. Andrew Lloyd Webber

Church Country Every Get Want

People in Britain always think of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' as a musical - it wasn't. Andrew Lloyd Webber

People Christ Think Musical Superstar Always Jesus Jesus Christ Britain

I'm a composer, and therefore I know when I've written a good tune. When you've written a good song is when you know that the lyric is completely coalesced with the song. Andrew Lloyd Webber

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The fact is that 'The Wizard Of Oz' has never really worked in the theatre. The film has one or two holes where, in the theatre, you need a song. For example, there's nothing for either of the two witches to sing. Andrew Lloyd Webber

Because her voice is, it's like the muscles and it develops all the time. That was the fantastic thing for us. Andrew Lloyd Webber

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