I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have … - Harrison Birtwistle

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I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it.

Harrison Birtwistle

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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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I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. - Harrison Birtwistle

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