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

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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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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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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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People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts. – Paul Hindemith

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Music is the universal language of mankind. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer

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Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. – Joseph Addison

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Avant-garde music is sort of research music. Youre glad someones done it but you dont necessarily want to listen to it. – Brian Eno

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