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Michael Tippett quotes

English Composer January 2, 1905 – January 8, 1998

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Michael Tippett quote: "Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared..."
Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Nature has different times."
Nature has different times. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Music remains the most strange of the materials because we..."
Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably..."
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time. Michael Tippett
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
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "This is something special. You can attempt to have a kind of..."
This is something special. You can attempt to have a kind of non-living music. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell..."
Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice..."
Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought. Michael Tippett
My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. This tradition is to create images from the depths of the imagination and to give them form, whether visual, intellectual or musical. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "I'm outside the music I've made. I have no interest in it."
I'm outside the music I've made. I have no interest in it. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Music is a performance and needs the audience."
Music is a performance and needs the audience. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country...."
Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from..."
The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us. Michael Tippett
Michael Tippett quote: "I think we're all pretty odd."
I think we're all pretty odd. Michael Tippett

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