“我曾经所写的每一部作品几乎都是为了特定的场合的特定的人而创作,我们不用过多为这些音乐是否能具备所谓的‘永恒’价值而感到担忧。我们的目的是瞄准和我们一样能认真对待他们的这一人人,而不是下一个。……更进一步说,是为任何一个喜爱并且倾听它的人而创作。”这是布里顿在1964年被授予首届阿斯本奖(Aspen Award)上所发表的获奖感言。这一坦诚的演讲不仅道出了作曲家个人的创作追求,而且这一所谓的为特定场合及特定的人写作的创作特点,更是体 “Every single work I’ve ever written has been created for a specific audience on a particular occasion, and we do not have to worry too much about whether the music has so-called ’eternal’ values.” Our goal is to aim Just as we are, we can take this person, not the next one, seriously ... and, further, create for anyone who loves and listens to it. "This is Britton’s first inauguration in 1964 Winning Testimonials from the Aspen Award. This frank speech not only tells the individual pursuit of creation of the composer, but also the so-called creative writing for a specific occasion and a specific person,