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It is cruel,...

It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness & of pain: of strength &...

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The old idea...

The old idea . . . of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense....

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Music does not...

Music does not exist until it is performed.

Source: Benjamin Britten's World of...

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Composing is like...

Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house the color of the...

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[Music has]...

[Music has] the beauty of disappointment & never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, & everlasting beauty of...

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