“ Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries. Brian Ferneyhough Composer
“ Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have anything to say and take to performing instead of stating. Clement Greenberg Essayist
“ I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena. Edgard Varese Composer