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"I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups."
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"The composers could no longer direct all performances in person, and so the responsibility of interpreting their works in the spirit in which they had been conceived was placed upon conductors."
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"Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today."
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"I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are reacting with vigour."
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"The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing."
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"Composers are always going back to the past."
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"In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers."
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"I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven."
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"Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully."
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"There are no black film composers doing the likes of Star Wars, doing the likes of E.T., doing the likes of Jurassic Park. There are none, nor will there ever be one. That ain't about to happen!"
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"No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing."
Nothing
"The whole industry evolves around a great song."
Music
"I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself."
Love
"Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone."
Movies
"I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?"
Control
"You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care."
Care
"There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna."
People
"Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being."
Being
"One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist."
Artist
"For years I've kept a list of dream projects."
Dream
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