English - Composer | January 2, 1905 - January 8, 1998
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.
Michael Tippett
IntegrityMusicTruthHeartArt
Public notice does not necessarily accord with internal fulfilment.
NoticeInternalPublicDoesAccord
Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought.
WorldThoughtNiceExistenceVery
Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme.
LifePersonalInsideEverythingHe
Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater.
ExtremeTheaterCharactersForm
Conductors don't suffer, they are part of the performance.
PerformanceSufferPartConductors
I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race.
CuriousRaceVeryHumanistRemain
I think we're all pretty odd.
ThinkPrettyOddI Think
I'm outside the music I've made. I have no interest in it.
MusicOutsideInterestMade
I've seldom become nostalgic or settled.
BecomeSeldomNostalgicSettled
Music is a performance and needs the audience.
MusicPerformanceAudienceNeeds
Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score.
MusicArtAmericanYouWillTell
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