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I've always been a composer dependent on texts.
David Del Tredici
Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful.
David Del Tredici
I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.
David Del Tredici
When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing a violin line, that is very different than one person playing that line.
David Del Tredici
A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents.
David Del Tredici
David Del Tredici
Occupation:
American Composer
Born:
March 16, 1937
Died:
November 18, 2023
Quotes count:
6
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