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CLASSICAL > composer > Benjamin%20Britten
The old idea...
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The old idea . . . of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.
Source: In Life, 7 Aug 1964.
-- Benjamin Britten, (Nov 22 1913-1976), English composer; He was the leading British composer of the mid-20th C.; his operas are considered the finest English operas since Henry Purcell in the 17th century.