The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes angle build contradiction
There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes. Harrison Birtwistle collectionideamoment Change image and share on social
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. Harrison Birtwistle changeconstantlyevolve Change image and share on social
When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted. Harrison Birtwistle dealmakemusic Change image and share on social
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There's a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles aesthetecontradictionlive share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social
God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. Izaak Walton anglecalmgod Change image and share on social