Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and bricks, the shape of the windows. The notes are the bricks and the mortar of the house.
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I remember the first time I tried the result looked rather like the Forth Bridge.
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Birth: | 22nd November, 1913 |
Death: | 4th December, 1976 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Composer, Conductor, Pianist |
Edward Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
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