Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat. John Eaton flatquartersharp Change image and share on social
However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults. John Eaton faultgenerallyhope Change image and share on social
Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist. John Eaton composerhavemicrotonal Change image and share on social
We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range. John Eaton broadkindlife Change image and share on social
In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or something of that kind, that the whole point is somehow being missed, and the music has failed. John Eaton audienceexperiencefail share on social
Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it. John Eaton begindramagreek Change image and share on social
I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer. John Eaton electroniclivemodern Change image and share on social
If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part. John Eaton dramagreekimportant Change image and share on social
I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on. John Eaton americanaudienceclear Change image and share on social
We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past. John Eaton futureopenpast Change image and share on social
