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“I found myself recycling ideas and I saw that I had to invent reasons to compose a piece rather than start from some exciting idea.”

Quote by Paul Lansky

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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

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“I came to what I think of as the critical problem: the aging process of a piece of music. I noticed in the '70s that pieces I wrote would sound great the first time I listened to them and then on repeated hearings they sounded older and older until what seemed exciting and vibrant on first listening became stale.”

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“I was hired for a really excellent academic job early in my life; I was twenty-five when I started at Princeton and I got tenure early on. I really didn't deserve this; I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.”

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“I was very fortunate to be at a wealthy institution. I do recognize the drawbacks and limitations of the academic world but it's basically the world I grew up in and there's no way in which I would have been able to survive in the so-called real world.”

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