What did Harrison Birtwistle mean by: The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names. Harrison Birtwistle Copy
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harrison Birtwistle, Creativity, Inspiration, Music, 0 Harrison Birtwistle
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harrison Birtwistle, Influences, Openness, Subconscious, 0 Harrison Birtwistle
One thing I’ve tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harrison Birtwistle, archetypes, Music., Simplicity, 0 Harrison Birtwistle
The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harrison Birtwistle, Contradictions, Perspectives, Storytelling, 0 Harrison Birtwistle
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