Richard Rodney Bennett

I was a catastrophe at Science and Games, but the good thing about Quaker schools is that they encourage you in those subjects for which you show an aptitude.

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These are some quotes by British author Richard Rodney Bennett Composer, who was born on March 29, 1936.

Quotes by Richard Rodney Bennett

People ask what was the first piece of music I wrote. There was no first piece.

Richard Rodney Bennett

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When I came across something I liked, I wanted to find out as much as I could about it. This was as true of hearing Hoagy Carmichael for the first time as it was later when I first heard Boulez.

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I just scribbled away and eventually a C-major chord was there. I didn't ever decide I was going to be a composer. It was like being tall. It's what I was. It's what I did.

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