In my own works I am an obsessionist. Though I write humorous music too, much of it has been obsessed by death… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
Melody was banned from music by the composers of the avant-garde. I was unique among them in always using and writing melody… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I have written many works to accompany Old Church Slavonic texts. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
Every day I write. I am not waiting for a great idea from heaven. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
After so many years, I don't really think writing has to be absolutely new. No. It has to be good work. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
Writing music is something very natural... this is the way to communicate with other people. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
When writing music for the 'Kaddish,' I evoked the prayers that were sung in Eastern Galicia, Ukraine and Romania. I was advised… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I started to write religious music at a time when it was absolutely impossible. The first religious work I wrote was the 'Psalms of… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I started with very tonal 19th-century music because I wanted to be a violinist as a child. So this was my first music, and… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
The communists saw what we did in the arts as the only product of socialism that was known in the West, so they tolerated… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
When the Second World War started, I was only five but I still remember... Being a witness... I wanted people to remember what happened… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I must never change my way - because of critics who may not like it - I preserve my language and my style. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
Chopin is a great composer who influenced many, many important composers. He was a great innovator, especially in harmony. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
At school, I wrote in the style of the Dutch composers. After I graduated, a new style set in. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
