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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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"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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"Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere."
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"I don't think I'll ever be president of anything."
President
"I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late."
Mother
"In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers."
Composer
"This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume."
Music
"Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself."
Money
"I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial."
Music
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