The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz. John Eaton franklyinvolvejazz Change image and share on social
We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life. John Eaton capturecontemporaryenergy Change image and 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've just simply used what I've used because of the great, great expressive potential of it. John Eaton expressivegreathave Change image and share on social
It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples. John Eaton disciplefindimportant Change image and share on social
Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers. John Eaton composeroperawrite Change image and share on social
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
I think one of the greatest enemies in the use of technology, however, is the idea that if you use the technology you have to throw other things out of the window. John Eaton enemygreatidea 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