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.
Paul LanskyI think of myself as an experimentalist even though much of my music sounds logical and normal, in a sense.
Paul LanskyI found myself recycling ideas and I saw that I had to invent reasons to compose a piece rather than start from some exciting idea.
Paul LanskyIf the music has a logic of its own - as I think my music has - an open-minded listener will apprehend and understand.
Paul Lansky