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> [The first part of my career was indeed as a performer and recording artist, and I am still keenly involved with both. While rummaging around in the British Library, I found many delightful and interesting compositions by 18th-century men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/the-first-part-of-my-career-was-indeed-as-a-performer-and-recording/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

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## More by Barbara Harbach

> [I am a morning person and start work, whether composing, rehearsing, preparing syllabi/tests, or proofing an article or manuscript, early in the morning before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-am-a-morning-person-and-start-work-whether-composing-rehearsing/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [Men have been in the forefront of music for centuries, and they have written glorious music, loved and appreciated by many. In some ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/men-have-been-in-the-forefront-of-music-for-centuries-and-they-have/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach the pedals.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-played-for-my-first-church-service-when-i-was-nine-years-old-i-was/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [Helmut Walcha was a gifted organist, improviser, and composer! He would play Evensong every week at his church for free, the Dreikönigskirche in Frankfurt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/helmut-walcha-was-a-gifted-organist-improviser-and-composer-he-would/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that embraced and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/in-some-ways-it-is-difficult-for-contemporary-composers-to-find-an/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [As all nocturnal creatures, I have a tendency to wander about during the night, embracing and relishing in its mysteriousness, unexplained sounds, and thick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/as-all-nocturnal-creatures-i-have-a-tendency-to-wander-about-during/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [I should mention that I took piano lessons beginning when I was four. My mother was my first teacher, and it was a wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-should-mention-that-i-took-piano-lessons-beginning-when-i-was-four/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [I thought I wanted to be a performing and recording artist, and played many recitals and performances beginning in the 1970s. In the 1980s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-thought-i-wanted-to-be-a-performing-and-recording-artist-and-played/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [The culture of suppressing women composers and performers goes centuries back in Germany and other countries. Just think of Fanny Mendelssohn and the struggles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/the-culture-of-suppressing-women-composers-and-performers-goes/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [For some reason I seem to absorb the landscape and cultures where I am planted. A State Divided Symphony was inspired by the 150th…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/for-some-reason-i-seem-to-absorb-the-landscape-and-cultures-where-i/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [For my qualifying concert, Helmut Walcha would not coach Charles-Marie Widor or any American compositions. In his defense, his forte was Germanic composers, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/for-my-qualifying-concert-helmut-walcha-would-not-coach-charles-marie/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [I have written six symphonies, they are smaller-scale works. I seem to emit my themes, work them out, combine and intertwine them, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-have-written-six-symphonies-they-are-smaller-scale-works-i-seem-to/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [The first part of my career was indeed as a performer and recording artist, and I am still keenly involved with both. While rummaging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/the-first-part-of-my-career-was-indeed-as-a-performer-and-recording/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [Thankfully, it is getting better for women composers. We now have five women Pulitzer Prize winners in music since 1983: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Shulamit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/thankfully-it-is-getting-better-for-women-composers-we-now-have-five/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

> [I do have to admit that teaching, composing, and editing is a bit easier than sitting at the organ or harpsichord for seven straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-harbach/i-do-have-to-admit-that-teaching-composing-and-editing-is-a-bit/)

[Barbara Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-harbach/)

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