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"Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist."
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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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"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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"When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song."
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"Many composers today don't know what the human throat is."
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"I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups."
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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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"Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist."
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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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"Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere."
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"In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers."
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"I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine which hopefully the context of music would convey."
Music
"But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out to the world."
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"However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults."
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"Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist."
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"The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz."
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"Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers."
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"It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples."
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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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"What's important for me is to communicate the vision that I have in sound with the audience that's hearing it."
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"We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life."
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