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 Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 16th March, 1937 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Composer |
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David Del Tredici is an American composer. His work In Memory of a Summer Day won Del Tredici a Pulitzer Prize. He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as one of the United States' "most flamboyant outside composers." He has composed work for Michael Tilson Thomas, which was performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also composed works for rock and folk music. He has composed works for Phyllis Bryn-Julson, San Francisco Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic.
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