Quote by Michael Tippett
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and mod

I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being. – Michael Tippett

Other quotes by Michael Tippett

My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. This tradition is to create images from the depths of the imagination and to give them form, whether visual, intellectual or musical. – Michael Tippett

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Imagination
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Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. – Michael Tippett

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Poetry
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Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. – Michael Tippett

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Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. – Robert Fripp

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Music is the universal language: it is the same anywhere you go in the world. – Anonymous

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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesnt. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces. – Marilyn vos Savant

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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior? – Camille Paglia

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