Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea. - Harrison Birtwistle

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Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea.

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About Harrison Birtwistle

Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer who, like Peter Maxwell Davies and Alexander Goehr, first came to public attention in the 1950s as a member of the New Music Manchester group.

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Native Name: Harrison Paul Birtwistle
Alternative Names: Sir Harrison Birtwistle • Harrison Birtwhistle
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