4 Quotes & Sayings By Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez is one of the major figures in 20th century music. He has been described as "one of the most important and influential composers of the second half of the 20th century" and "the only composer to have read widely and deeply in both music and literary criticism."

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(From Boulez, an authorized biography by Joan Peyser)At the chapel door he [a priest associated with a school Boulez attended] asked me if what he had been told was true: that Boulez no longer believed in God. I said it was... Pierre Boulez
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The function of pop music is to be consumed. Pierre Boulez
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I always think the relationship between a teacher and a student should be short and maybe violent. You don't need to spend years together. All you need is an explosion: you are the material to explode the teacher is the detonator. Pierre Boulez