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Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful.

~David Del Tredici

Topics: American Best Composers Diverse Energy Iconoclastic Maverick Most Skillful Time Well Where World

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I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.

~David Del Tredici

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A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents.

~David Del Tredici

Topics: Backwards Case Choice Difficult Even Expression Feels Going He His However Idea Like Maverick New New Way No Choice Past Progress Seemed Strange Though Very Way Wrong

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I've always been a composer dependent on texts.

~David Del Tredici

Topics: Always Been Composer Dependent Texts

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When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing a violin line, that is very different than one person playing that line.

~David Del Tredici

Topics: Different First Line Orchestra People Person Playing Realize Than Very Violin Wrote You

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Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments.

~David Del Tredici

Topics: Because Composers Instruments Love Musical Orchestra Rolls Symphony Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: March 16th, 1937

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