Michael Tippett — English Composer born on January 02, 1905, died on January 08, 1998

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century. Among his best-known works are the oratorio A Child of Our Time, the orchestral Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, and the opera The Midsummer Marriage... (wikipedia)

Music is a performance and needs the audience.
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.
The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us.
Nature has different times.
Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you.