I persist in performing.
About David Tudor
David Eugene Tudorwas an American pianist and composer of experimental music.
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Loudspeakers should be made to be destroyed and… disposable.
American pianist and composer
If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it’s completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.
American pianist and composer
I’ve never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off.
American pianist and composer
Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up, I was able to work without any sound generators and I made several pieces in that manner.
American pianist and composer
I’ve always felt that there’s a point where a piece seems to be alive, that is, living. And that’s the point where I know the composition is finished.
American pianist and composer
I am perfectly willing for my music to exist with somebody else’s taste.
American pianist and composer
Performing is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature.
American pianist and composer
I persist in performing.
American pianist and composer
The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.
American pianist and composer