Composer Quote by Richard Rodney Bennett

My mother Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck was a pianist who studied with Dame Myra Hess and Tobias Matthey. As a child in California I used…

— Dave Brubeck

I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart.

— Bradley Joseph

I was passionately interested in Elizabethan history at school, so it was natural for me as a musician to take interest in the music…

— Julian Bream

Who can forget the music of the French composer Germaine Tailleferre? These are just a few composers whose aesthetic ideals we all share, and…

— Barbara Harbach

I was composing before I realised I was a composer. I mean it came more or less naturally.

— Richard Meale

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

I loved Queen, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, and people like Barbara Streisand. The thing with me is that classical music was also an inspiration. I…

— Lara Fabian

I was composing before I realised I was a composer. It came more or less naturally. There were a couple of old ladies lived…

— Richard Meale

The first part of my career was indeed as a performer and recording artist, and I am still keenly involved with both. While rummaging…

— Barbara Harbach

My first husband, John Barry, was a composer. I couldn't believe that this sophisticated, talented genius chose me and not any of the other…

— Jane Birkin

To find a new British composer who is really good is rare.

— Tim Rice

It is hard to think of another composer who so perfectly marries form and passion.

— Leonard Bernstein