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title: "8 Began Composing Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I began composing works which were imitative of the music I was being told about. I was also very interested in translating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/i-began-composing-works-which-were-imitative-of-the-music-i-was-being/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/henry-flynt-28897_composing_i-began-composing-works-which-were-imita_432699.png)

> [When the Second World War broke out, I felt that everyone must do his share, and I began composing songs and marches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-prokofiev/when-the-second-world-war-broke-out-i-felt-that-everyone-must-do-his/)

[Sergei Prokofiev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-prokofiev/)

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> [I was 7 years old when I began composing. I began composing, improvising at the piano, the usual story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-barber/i-was-7-years-old-when-i-began-composing-i-began-composing/)

[Samuel Barber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-barber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/samuel-barber-37758_composing_i-was-7-years-old-when-i-began-composing_1139636.png)

> [“I mentally began composing a list of words that began with F: Frey. Father. False. Friend. Frick. Frack. And some others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-mentally-began-composing-a-list-of-words-that-began-with-f-frey/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/rick-riordan-27_language_i-mentally-began-composing-a-list-of-wor_1170481.jpg)

> [Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I've been listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-whitacre/since-i-first-fell-in-love-with-choral-music-when-i-was-18-and-began/)

[Eric Whitacre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-whitacre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/eric-whitacre-19929_been_since-i-first-fell-in-love-with-choral-m_1261807.jpg)

> [I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-getty/i-was-in-paris-at-an-english-language-bookstore-i-picked-up-a-volume/)

[Gordon Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-getty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/gordon-getty-25317_bookstores_i-was-in-paris-at-an-english-language-bo_1277702.jpg)

> [I began composing the next poem, the one that was to be written next. Not the last poem of those I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-erickson/i-began-composing-the-next-poem-the-one-that-was-to-be-written-next/)

[Steve Erickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-erickson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/steve-erickson-9119_chance_i-began-composing-the-next-poem-the-one_1701655.jpg)

> [However, I began composing as soon as I started taking piano lessons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gyorgy-ligeti/however-i-began-composing-as-soon-as-i-started-taking-piano-lessons/)

[Gyorgy Ligeti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gyorgy-ligeti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/gyorgy-ligeti-18009_composing_however-i-began-composing-as-soon-as-i-s_1728795.png)

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