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“I can't say that there's a common practice that has to do with pitch language or with the way pieces are put together because today, anything is fair game. As far as I'm concerned, my own common practice is a piece that engages the attention of listeners from beginning to end, and doesn't rely on or expect the listener to zone out.”

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Paul Lansky

Paul Lansky is a renowned musical composer, born on June 18, 1944. His works span a variety of musical styles, including electronic music, classical music, and jazz. Lansky's music is known for its innovation and experimental nature, having a profound impact on the contemporary music world. more

“There are, however, composers whose music can only be heard in a chromatic sense. George Perle, for example, wrote pieces that you might think of as leaning in a tonal direction but it's very hard to register a pitch as, say, the sixth degree of a scale, whereas in much of my music I think that's often relatively easy to do.”

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“It's very interesting for me to listen to music with my wife. She's not a musician but she very often makes comments about pieces in ways that are similar to what I'm thinking.”

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“If the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend and understand.”

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