The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. — Ernest Newman Copy Share Image
A lot of what a composer does has to do with storytelling, and there are different ways of fusing music with picture… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
When you're making video, you're giving structure to time, which is what a composer does. — Bill Viola Copy Share Image
The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text: he or she wants to feel that the text is… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. — Ernest Newman Copy Share Image
I've come up with another formulation about style: that it's essentially a manifestation of a certain habitual set of limitations. It's what… — James Tenney Copy Share Image
The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach… — Ernest Newman Copy Share Image
The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
