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> [People ask what was the first piece of music I wrote. There was no first piece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/people-ask-what-was-the-first-piece-of-music-i-wrote-there-was-no/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

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## More by Richard Rodney Bennett

> [I wanted to write music, and cook, and play cards, and have a nice time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-wanted-to-write-music-and-cook-and-play-cards-and-have-a-nice-time/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [The different parts of my career seemed to take part in different rooms, albeit in the same house. It was just the way things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/the-different-parts-of-my-career-seemed-to-take-part-in-different/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [Elizabeth Lutyens was the first professional composer that I ever knew. I sent someextremely infantile pieces that I I'd written and got marvellous encouragement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/elizabeth-lutyens-was-the-first-professional-composer-that-i-ever/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [Being on a musical quest was something I always enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/being-on-a-musical-quest-was-something-i-always-enjoyed/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [I was a catastrophe at Science and Games, but the good thing about Quaker schools is that they encourage you in those subjects for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-was-a-catastrophe-at-science-and-games-but-the-good-thing-about/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [I realized very early that I was never going to make by living by writing string quartets. But I wanted to write music and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-realized-very-early-that-i-was-never-going-to-make-by-living-by/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-am-proud-to-be-able-to-claim-that-from-the-age-of-nineteen-i-ve/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [I hated teaching composition. I was playing music I didn't particularly want to play, being on committees I didn't want to be on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-hated-teaching-composition-i-was-playing-music-i-didn-t/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [When I came across something I liked, I wanted to find out as much as I could about it. This was as true of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/when-i-came-across-something-i-liked-i-wanted-to-find-out-as-much-as/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [People ask what was the first piece of music I wrote. There was no first piece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/people-ask-what-was-the-first-piece-of-music-i-wrote-there-was-no/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

> [I just scribbled away and eventually a C-major chord was there. I didn't ever decide I was going to be a composer. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodney-bennett/i-just-scribbled-away-and-eventually-a-c-major-chord-was-there-i-didn/)

[Richard Rodney Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodney-bennett/)

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