I think of myself as experimenting with different ways of structuring pieces. A lot of it has to do with the computer, of course.
I've had a lot of fun writing percussion music. It feels quite similar to writing computer music. But I found myself in the role of choreographer in … - Paul Lansky
I've had a lot of fun writing percussion music. It feels quite similar to writing computer music. But I found myself in the role of choreographer in …
- Paul Lansky
If the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend and understand. - Paul Lansky
If the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend and understand.
With repeated listenings, a piece eventually becomes its own being. I very often say to students that this is like meeting a person for the first tim… - Paul Lansky
With repeated listenings, a piece eventually becomes its own being. I very often say to students that this is like meeting a person for the first tim…
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 … - Paul Lansky
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 think you'll find a significant number of people who decide not to enter competitions because their music just won't fit in that world. - Paul Lansky
I think you'll find a significant number of people who decide not to enter competitions because their music just won't fit in that world.
With a piece of classical music by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven, on first listening I'm referencing it with other pieces by them that I know. I think … - Paul Lansky
With a piece of classical music by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven, on first listening I'm referencing it with other pieces by them that I know. I think …
I don't think there's something that you have to 'get' with my music. It tends toward the dramatic side rather than the narrative. - Paul Lansky
I don't think there's something that you have to 'get' with my music. It tends toward the dramatic side rather than the narrative.
My perspective on the academic world is very favorable. I did certain kinds of things that I could never have done otherwise. - Paul Lansky
My perspective on the academic world is very favorable. I did certain kinds of things that I could never have done otherwise.
I had been creating music on tape that was to be listened to as a recording, rather than through performance. - Paul Lansky
I had been creating music on tape that was to be listened to as a recording, rather than through performance.
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