Who said "A composer must be willing to destroy in order to create."?

This quote is attributed to Pierre Boulez.

A composer must be willing to destroy in order to create. - Pierre Boulez

"A composer must be willing to destroy in order to create."

Pierre Boulez Creativity

Avant-Garde Composer Conductor French 1925–2016

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"The serial technique is not a philosophy but a method."

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