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title: "3 Composing Quotes By Benjamin Britten"
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> [It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/it-is-cruel-you-know-that-music-should-be-so-beautiful/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

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> [Composing is like driving down a foggy road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/composing-is-like-driving-down-a-foggy-road/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

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> [Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/composing-is-like-driving-down-a-foggy-road-toward-a-house-slowly-you/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b4/benjamin-britten-37919_bricks_composing-is-like-driving-down-a-foggy-r_2321385.jpg)

## Other authors on Composing

## More by Benjamin Britten

> [The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/the-old-idea-of-a-composer-suddenly-having-a-terrific-idea-and/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/it-is-cruel-you-know-that-music-should-be-so-beautiful/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [Composing is like driving down a foggy road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/composing-is-like-driving-down-a-foggy-road/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [Music does not excite until it is performed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/music-does-not-excite-until-it-is-performed/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness & of pain: of strength & freedom.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/it-is-cruel-you-know-that-music-should-be-so-beautiful-it-has-the/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [I liked the opera very much. Everything but the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/i-liked-the-opera-very-much-everything-but-the-music/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [The model of a composer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/the-model-of-a-composer/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [One day I'll be able to relax a bit, and try and become a good composer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/one-day-i-ll-be-able-to-relax-a-bit-and-try-and-become-a-good-composer/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/composing-is-like-driving-down-a-foggy-road-toward-a-house-slowly-you/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/it-is-cruel-you-know-that-music-should-be-so-beautiful-it-has-the-2/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [These two are not two, love has made them one. Amo Ergo Sum! And by its mystery each is no less but more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/these-two-are-not-two-love-has-made-them-one-amo-ergo-sum-and-by-its/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

> [I am an arrogant and impatient listener, but in the case of a few composers, a very few, when I hear a work I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-britten/i-am-an-arrogant-and-impatient-listener-but-in-the-case-of-a-few/)

[Benjamin Britten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-britten/)

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