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title: "4 Composer Quotes By John Corigliano"
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> [You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/you-become-a-great-composer-when-you-win-a-pulitzer-but-i-think-that/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/john-corigliano-33085_composer_you-become-a-great-composer-when-you-win_294986.jpg)

> [I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-find-respect-for-a-mediocre-british-composer-as-opposed-to-a-really/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/john-corigliano-33085_british_i-find-respect-for-a-mediocre-british-co_805704.jpg)

> [I think it's good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you have to begin at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-think-it-s-good-for-the-composer-to-teach-because-you-always-have/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/john-corigliano-33085_clear_i-think-it-s-good-for-the-composer-to-te_971285.jpg)

> [I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-m-glad-i-won-it-because-when-i-grew-up-the-pulitzer-was-the-award/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-corigliano-33085_composer_i-m-glad-i-won-it-because-when-i-grew-up_2114763.jpg)

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## More by John Corigliano

> [You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/you-become-a-great-composer-when-you-win-a-pulitzer-but-i-think-that/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/the-structural-thinking-i-use-in-the-concert-hall-is-unnecessary-to/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an A, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/eighty-percent-of-my-pieces-gravitate-towards-an-a-as-a-tonal-thing/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I think art can reflect tragedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-think-art-can-reflect-tragedy/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-find-respect-for-a-mediocre-british-composer-as-opposed-to-a-really/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I think it's good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you have to begin at the beginning and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-think-it-s-good-for-the-composer-to-teach-because-you-always-have/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I always conceive a piece as a different set of challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-always-conceive-a-piece-as-a-different-set-of-challenges/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I have tremendous respect for film composers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-have-tremendous-respect-for-film-composers/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/jazz-is-not-the-popular-culture-jazz-is-in-the-same-position-in-our/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-don-t-think-that-the-pulitzer-should-be-given-the-way-it-is-i-think/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/i-m-glad-i-won-it-because-when-i-grew-up-the-pulitzer-was-the-award/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [What I think of as style - and I've gotten to this over years of really thinking about it - is that style is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/what-i-think-of-as-style-and-i-ve-gotten-to-this-over-years-of-really/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [If you take a violin, you can make it sound 50 different ways. Not just pizzicato and played by the bow, but ponticello, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/if-you-take-a-violin-you-can-make-it-sound-50-different-ways-not-just/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/the-french-revolution-is-the-ultimate-modernist-statement-destroy/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

> [Art is not only about angst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corigliano/art-is-not-only-about-angst/)

[John Corigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corigliano/)

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