Richard Rodney Bennett Quotes

Richard Rodney Bennett — British Composer born on March 29, 1936,

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012... (wikipedia)

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.

Being on a musical quest was something I always enjoyed.

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.

I hated teaching composition. I was playing music I didn't particularly want to play, being on committees I didn't want to be on.

The different parts of my career seemed to take part in different rooms, albeit in the same house. It was just the way things were and I didn't actually think much about it at the time.

Richard Rodney Bennett Quotes

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