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17 quotes by Andre Previn

André Previn (2012) André George Previn, KBE (/ˈprɛvɪn/; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929) is a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).
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When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered... →

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People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble. The trick... →

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I don't even have a cell phone. I don't know how they work.

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A Beethoven symphony should be rehearsed like chamber music, only for a lot more people.

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I finally wasn't interested in writing music that played while actors talked.

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I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

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I run around so much that I finally reasoned that composing is the one musical endeavour which you can do anywhere, anytime.

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At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too ambitious musically to settle for it. And... →

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I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise that what I was leaving was not... →

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Elliott Carter does not write the kind of music that the kids go off to school whistling.

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I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

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I don't write things that are wildly abstractly atonal.

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I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me.

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