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Harrison Birtwistle has 28 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and…
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When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.
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I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like,…
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I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.
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I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to…
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When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd…
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I don't think there is much American music.
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And…
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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I always write the pieces I want to write.
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I didn't have a record player.
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I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
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