Pierre Boulez quotes

Pierre Boulez was a French composer, conductor, and influential figure in contemporary classical music. A pioneer of avant-garde techniques, his work greatly impacted 20th-century music and its development. He helped shape modern musical thought as both an innovative creator and a passionate advocate for new music. Here are 3 of his quotes:

[A]ny musician who has not experienced - I do not say understood, but truly experienced - the necessity of dodecaphonic music is USELESS. For his whole work is irrelevant to the needs of his epoch. (Pierre Boulez)
Creation exists only in the unforeseen made necessary. View quote
Pierre Boulez
Stupid, stupid, stupid! View quote
Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

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Occupation: French Composer
Born: March 26, 1925
Died: January 5, 2016
Quotes count: 3
Wikipedia: Pierre Boulez

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