"I think the composer and production staff of……" — John Eaton
"I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on."
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22 Quotes by John Eaton
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The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz.
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We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life.
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In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it…
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I really write for people.
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I think one of the greatest enemies in the use of technology, however, is the idea that if you use…
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I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer.
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I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music.
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I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow…
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We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past.
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We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range.
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Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers.
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However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available,…
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