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When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

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Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

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String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect. ↗

— Roy H. Williams

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I compose my own stuff. I've been writing songs with words. I've been playing more on the keyboard because I can transpose it to sheet music on the computer. ↗

— Alicia Witt

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Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally. ↗

— Ken Hill

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The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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I can't write, I can't paint, I don't compose. ↗

— Richard Attenborough

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I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer. ↗