What did Harrison Birtwistle mean by: My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. - 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
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone. - Luciano Pavarotti Opera singer · Italy
A clear idea about the nature of quality in art will always result in inferior art tailored to it. - Walter Darby Bannard Painter · USA
Don’t burden art with words and ideas. Art comes from a deeper place. - Walter Darby Bannard Painter · USA
The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story. - Jean M. Auel Author
Premature ideas do not exist, one must bide one’s time until the right moment comes along. Explain - Jean Monnet Economist
