Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Birtwistleis a British composer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth15 July 1934
irrational interest
It's the irrational things that interest me.
ideas layers things-change
I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.
attitude writing littles
My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
attitude alaska looks
I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music.
kids age
When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.
problem music-is
Music is such a problem in the time it takes.
stories opera different
The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles.
names giving influence
The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
ideas musical matter
My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter.
pieces influence
The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila.