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 time. When you first meet someone, you reference that person with others who are similar; but, as you get to know that person better, you begin to understand his unique qualities.
Paul LanskyI think of myself as experimenting with different ways of structuring pieces. A lot of it has to do with the computer, of course.
Paul LanskyI never thought that I would write orchestra music, but in fact I did write a group of orchestra pieces.
Paul LanskyVery often, when you're listening to a piece for the first time, you're listening through a model of other pieces that you know. At a certain point, a piece becomes idiosyncratic and you start to understand it on its own terms.
Paul Lansky