Michael Tippett Quotes and its meanings

What does Michael Tippett write about?

Michael Tippett has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about imagination, music, poetry & truth. People always share Imagination quotes, Music quotes, poetry & truth from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Michael Tippett?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Michael Tippett.

• My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. This tradition is to create images from the depths of the imagination and to give them form, whether visual, intellectual or musical.
• Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading.
• 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.
• Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.