Even today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that are not tonal. I tend to think that there's a dichotomy that has to do with… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
I can't say that there's a common practice that has to do with pitch language or with the way pieces are put together because today, anything is fair game. As far as I'm concerned, my own common practice is a… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
I think of myself as experimenting with different ways of structuring pieces. A lot of it has to do with the computer, of course. — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
With repeated listenings, a piece eventually becomes its own being. I very often say to students that this is like meeting a person for… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
I never thought that I would write orchestra music, but in fact I did write a group of orchestra pieces. — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Even today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
It's always a thrill for me to see new versions of my pieces on YouTube. — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
My perspective on the academic world is very favorable. I did certain kinds of things that I could never have done otherwise. — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
