Composers Need Quotes

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

— Mstislav Rostropovich

Usually composers need a reason to write. I need a deadline.

— Krzysztof Penderecki

Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian composer, Aleksandr Mossolov, who chose texts from newspaper small ads,…

— James Fenton