John Corigliano

Art is not only about angst. ↗

— John Corigliano

#angst #art #only

Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an A, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it. ↗

— John Corigliano

#eighty #gravitate #percent #pieces #somewhere

I always conceive a piece as a different set of challenges. ↗

— John Corigliano

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I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England. ↗

— John Corigliano

#automatically #because #british #composer #england

I have tremendous respect for film composers. ↗

— John Corigliano

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I think art can reflect tragedy. ↗

— John Corigliano

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I think it's good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you have to begin at the beginning and make things clear. ↗

— John Corigliano

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I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too. ↗

— John Corigliano

#because #composer #every #glad #grew

Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it. ↗

— John Corigliano

#classical music #culture #jazz #love #minority

The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past. ↗

— John Corigliano

#destroy #everything #french #french revolution #modernist