Ned Rorem Quote

Composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.


The Paris Diary & The New York Diary: 1951–1961 (ed. Open Road Media, 2013) - ISBN: 9781480427709


Composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.

Composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.

Composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.

Composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.