Benjamin Britten quotes Born: 11/22/1913 Died: 12/04/1976 Country: united_kingdom

• It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting beauty of monotony. (Benjamin Britten) [music/beauty/pain/beauty]
• Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and bricks, the shape of the windows. (Benjamin Britten)
• The notes are the bricks and the mortar of the house. (Benjamin Britten)
• It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. (Benjamin Britten)
• he beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. (Benjamin Britten)
• The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. (Benjamin Britten)
• The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. (Benjamin Britten)
• Nighttime is for sleeping. (Benjamin Britten)
• These two are not two Love has made them one Amo Ergo Sum! And by its mystery Each is no less but more. (Benjamin Britten)

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