Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with

Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries.

📖 Brian Ferneyhough

🌍 British | 👨‍💼 Composer

🎂 January 16, 1943

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This quote highlights the enduring and often contentious conversations among composers throughout history. It reflects how musical ideas, styles, and philosophies are in constant dialogue, sometimes clashing and other times inspiring, across generations. Such ongoing debates contribute to the evolution of music, exemplifying the dynamic nature of artistic growth. It reminds us that creative development is a collective, centuries-long conversation rooted in both collaboration and disagreement.

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