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Some music must be free

All music cannot be contained in simple structures, common forms, by formulaic skeletons that would restrict the way it’s made; it reaches out beyond those lines, a crayon in untutored hands that blurs the edges in between the guidelines of … Continue reading

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Untitled: a common measure quintet

If there is method in this madness by which I compose, there ought to be at least one moment when that sense is shown. That’s not the case; when words come out, they oft betray no common ground with sanity, … Continue reading

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Not New, Not the World, and Not Order: an anagram exercise

I’d just as lief pretend to know, Like Aristotle, where to file each thing; But to seek more knowledge than I need On this subject is to pursue evil ends. For life arranges on its own The order in which … Continue reading

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