Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. — Michael Tippett
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy — Michael Tippett
Music is a performing art, as any native american will tell you. It isn’t there in the score. — Michael Tippett
Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don’t understand what happens when music moves you. — Michael Tippett
My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. — Michael Tippett
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra — Michael Tippett
Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. — Michael Tippett
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It’s probably the music that belongs most to our time. — Michael Tippett
