To write music is to raise a ladder without a wall to lean it against. There is no scaffolding: the building under construction is held in balance only by the miracle of a kind of internal logic, an innate sense of proportion.
Arthur Honegger Quotes
The public doesn’t want new music: the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead.
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| Birth: | 10th March, 1892 |
| Death: | 27th November, 1955 |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
| Profession: | Composer |
About
Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which was inspired by the sound of a steam locomotive. He made his Paris compositional debut in 1916 and in 1918 wrote the ballet Le dit des jeux du monde, generally considered to be his first characteristic work. He composed the music for Abel Gance's epic 1927 film, Napoléon. He composed nine ballets and three vocal stage works, amongst other works. In 1953 he wrote his last composition, A Christmas Cantata.
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