One thing I’ve tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Harrison Birtwistle, Music Is, Writing, 0 - Harrison Birtwistle Copy
The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Harrison Birtwistle, Different, Opera, Stories, 0 - Harrison Birtwistle Copy
The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Harrison Birtwistle, Influence, 0 - Harrison Birtwistle Copy
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Harrison Birtwistle, Doors, Influence, 0 - Harrison Birtwistle Copy
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Harrison Birtwistle, Ideas, Musical, Opera, 0 - Harrison Birtwistle Copy
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