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"I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that."

John Eaton, American Politician

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"I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that."

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"If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part."

"Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it."

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"I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer."

"I really write for people."

"We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range."

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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."

"I've just simply used what I've used because of the great, great expressive potential of it."

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