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title: "103 Compose Quotes by 95 authors"
description: "Browse 103 Compose quotes by 95 authors. Discover the best Compose sayings and thoughts."
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> [Works of art inspire me to compose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krzysztof-penderecki/works-of-art-inspire-me-to-compose/)

[Krzysztof Penderecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krzysztof-penderecki/)

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> [Even in front of nature one must compose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-degas/even-in-front-of-nature-one-must-compose/)

[Edgar Degas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-degas/)

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> [Compose first, worry later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-rorem/compose-first-worry-later/)

[Ned Rorem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-rorem/)

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> [There are no rules when I compose songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-gabriel/there-are-no-rules-when-i-compose-songs/)

[Juan Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-gabriel/)

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> [“Heaven resonates when one sings wholeheartedly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/heaven-resonates-when-one-sings-wholeheartedly/)

[Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/)

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> [Time did not compose her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/time-did-not-compose-her/)

[Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/)

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> [I don't compose. I assemble materials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-copland/i-don-t-compose-i-assemble-materials/)

[Aaron Copland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-copland/)

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> [I always begin to compose the melody first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobuo-uematsu/i-always-begin-to-compose-the-melody-first/)

[Nobuo Uematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobuo-uematsu/)

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> [Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-calder/just-as-one-can-compose-colors-or-forms-so-one-can-compose-motions/)

[Alexander Calder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-calder/)

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> [Books are acts of composition: you compose them. You make music: the music is called fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-doctorow/books-are-acts-of-composition-you-compose-them-you-make-music-the/)

[E. L. Doctorow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-doctorow/)

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> [I don't think I really started to seriously compose until around that time when I was 40.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-bozzio/i-don-t-think-i-really-started-to-seriously-compose-until-around-that/)

[Terry Bozzio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-bozzio/)

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> [As soon as I choose the timbre of an instrument, that dominates how I compose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/as-soon-as-i-choose-the-timbre-of-an-instrument-that-dominates-how-i/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

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> [Compose. (No ideas but in things) Invent! Saxifrage is my flower that splits the rocks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-carlos-williams/compose-no-ideas-but-in-things-invent-saxifrage-is-my-flower-that/)

[William Carlos Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-carlos-williams/)

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> [“Sit here, so I may write you into a poem and make you eternal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/sit-here-so-i-may-write-you-into-a-poem-and-make-you-eternal/)

[Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/)

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> [In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-order-to-compose-all-you-need-to-do-is-remember-a-tune-that-nobody/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [If you compose a song from your soul, it will come out well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anirudh-ravichander/if-you-compose-a-song-from-your-soul-it-will-come-out-well/)

[Anirudh Ravichander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anirudh-ravichander/)

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> [I am not just a singer, I am a composer as well. Because I'm balancing both, it takes me longer to compose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/i-am-not-just-a-singer-i-am-a-composer-as-well-because-i-m-balancing/)

[Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/)

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> [Usually I go to the studio to write lyrics and compose music. I try to be a dad as much as possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyavi/usually-i-go-to-the-studio-to-write-lyrics-and-compose-music-i-try-to/)

[Miyavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyavi/)

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> [I would love to compose something for dance before I kick the bucket, and I'm not closed-minded about the dance, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/i-would-love-to-compose-something-for-dance-before-i-kick-the-bucket/)

[Tori Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-amos/)

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> [I compose music because I must give expression to my feelings, just as I talk because I must give utterance to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-rachmaninoff/i-compose-music-because-i-must-give-expression-to-my-feelings-just-as/)

[Sergei Rachmaninoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-rachmaninoff/)

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> [I carry themes in my mind for years before I will try to compose them. I've got themes that will last me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-b-kitaj/i-carry-themes-in-my-mind-for-years-before-i-will-try-to-compose-them/)

[R. B. Kitaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-b-kitaj/)

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> [My dear sister! I’m amazed to discover that you can compose so delightfully. In a word, your Lied is beautiful. You must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/my-dear-sister-i-m-amazed-to-discover-that-you-can-compose-so/)

[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/)

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> [Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-harper/right-now-i-m-listening-to-a-lot-of-different-things-but-i-listen-to/)

[Ben Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-harper/)

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> [I think in general I've never dared compose in Spanish. First of all, it is such an intricate language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-anthony/i-think-in-general-i-ve-never-dared-compose-in-spanish-first-of-all/)

[Marc Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-anthony/)

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> [I don't like to have a calm, orderly, quiet place to work. I often compose while driving, compose in my head. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pinsky/i-don-t-like-to-have-a-calm-orderly-quiet-place-to-work-i-often/)

[Robert Pinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pinsky/)

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> [Nobody worked harder than Mozart. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, his hands were deformed because of all the hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/nobody-worked-harder-than-mozart-by-the-time-he-was-twenty-eight/)

[Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/)

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> [I know a famous violinist who told me he can't compose because he knows too many pieces. So, when he starts thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/i-know-a-famous-violinist-who-told-me-he-can-t-compose-because-he/)

[Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/)

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> [When I was asked to compose a score for... 'Palo Alto,' I first thought to myself, 'What is the house that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev-hynes/when-i-was-asked-to-compose-a-score-for-palo-alto-i-first-thought-to/)

[Dev Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev-hynes/)

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> [There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-newman/there-are-no-rules-and-regulations-for-perfect-composition-if-there/)

[Arnold Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-newman/)

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> [I compose with bells a lot. Bells and breath. Both things you react to without thinking about it. Bells traditionally give us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sxip-shirey/i-compose-with-bells-a-lot-bells-and-breath-both-things-you-react-to/)

[Sxip Shirey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sxip-shirey/)

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> [I've been a full-time composer for many years, and I'm still learning all the time. There is always more than one musical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keltonic/i-ve-been-a-full-time-composer-for-many-years-and-i-m-still-learning/)

[John Keltonic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keltonic/)

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> [I write a lot of music in my time off and I compose most of the songs on guitar. I've actually gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-patterson/i-write-a-lot-of-music-in-my-time-off-and-i-compose-most-of-the-songs/)

[Scott Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-patterson/)

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> [Everything that I saw became something to be made, and it had to be exactly as it was, with nothing added. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellsworth-kelly/everything-that-i-saw-became-something-to-be-made-and-it-had-to-be/)

[Ellsworth Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellsworth-kelly/)

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> [“What is the use of composing if it is to confine the product within the precinct of the concert or the solitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roland-barthes/what-is-the-use-of-composing-if-it-is-to-confine-the-product-within/)

[Roland Barthes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roland-barthes/)

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> [I always compose on the harmonium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidyasagar/i-always-compose-on-the-harmonium/)

[Vidyasagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vidyasagar/)

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> [I can't write, I can't paint, I don't compose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-attenborough/i-can-t-write-i-can-t-paint-i-don-t-compose/)

[Richard Attenborough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-attenborough/)

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> [I consider everything I compose a gift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-emerson/i-consider-everything-i-compose-a-gift/)

[Keith Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-emerson/)

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> [I compose for the common man, for our epoch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikis-theodorakis/i-compose-for-the-common-man-for-our-epoch/)

[Mikis Theodorakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikis-theodorakis/)

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> [I am talented enough to compose internationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anu-malik/i-am-talented-enough-to-compose-internationally/)

[Anu Malik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anu-malik/)

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> [I got to compose for a full symphony orchestra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-got-to-compose-for-a-full-symphony-orchestra/)

[Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/)

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