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> [I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-noticed-things-in-my-computer-music-that-were-getting-old-and-i/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

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## More by Paul Lansky

> [I think of myself as experimenting with different ways of structuring pieces. A lot of it has to do with the computer, of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-think-of-myself-as-experimenting-with-different-ways-of-structuring/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-was-hired-for-a-really-excellent-academic-job-early-in-my-life-i/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [Very 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/very-often-when-you-re-listening-to-a-piece-for-the-first-time-you-re/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-was-very-fortunate-to-be-at-a-wealthy-institution-i-do-recognize/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/with-repeated-listenings-a-piece-eventually-becomes-its-own-being-i/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [I've been really fortunate to have Bridge Records interested in publishing my music for the past 25 years. Most of my music is available…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-ve-been-really-fortunate-to-have-bridge-records-interested-in/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [I never thought that I would write orchestra music, but in fact I did write a group of orchestra pieces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-never-thought-that-i-would-write-orchestra-music-but-in-fact-i-did/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/if-the-music-has-a-logic-of-its-own-as-i-think-my-music-has-an-open/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [Even today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/even-today-i-notice-that-some-of-my-pieces-are-explicitly-tonal-there/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [It's always a thrill for me to see new versions of my pieces on YouTube.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/it-s-always-a-thrill-for-me-to-see-new-versions-of-my-pieces-on/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [My perspective on the academic world is very favorable. I did certain kinds of things that I could never have done otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/my-perspective-on-the-academic-world-is-very-favorable-i-did-certain/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/with-a-piece-of-classical-music-by-haydn-mozart-or-beethoven-on-first/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-think-you-ll-find-a-significant-number-of-people-who-decide-not-to/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

> [I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-noticed-things-in-my-computer-music-that-were-getting-old-and-i/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lansky/i-don-t-think-there-s-something-that-you-have-to-get-with-my-music-it/)

[Paul Lansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lansky/)

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