The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge. John Corigliano challengecomposerconcert share on social
I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England. John Corigliano americanautomaticallybritish Change image and share on social
You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award. John Corigliano awardcompletelycomposer Change image and share on social
The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past. John Corigliano builddestroyfrench Change image and share on social
I have tremendous respect for film composers. John Corigliano composerfilmrespect Change image and share on social
Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an A, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it. John Corigliano begineightygravitate Change image and share on social
What I think of as style - and I've gotten to this over years of really thinking about it - is that style is the unconscious choices I make. John Corigliano choicehavemake Change image and share on social
Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it. John Corigliano classicalculturejazz Change image and share on social
