Expression Quote by Krzysztof Penderecki

“There's a kind of passionate expression in all my pieces. It's just that the nature of the expression takes different forms.” quote by Krzysztof Penderecki — Download Open image

“There's a kind of passionate expression in all my pieces. It's just that the nature of the expression takes different forms.”

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I'm really just a frustrated violinist.

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I accept all of the music that I wrote.

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I have lived through very difficult times.

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Big forms fascinate me.

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Works of art inspire me to compose.

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I must never change my way - because of critics who may not like it - I preserve my language and my style.

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Chopin is a great composer who influenced many, many important composers. He was a great innovator, especially in harmony.

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At school, I wrote in the style of the Dutch composers. After I graduated, a new style set in.

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