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“Riding a horse is a relationship with a foreign creature,…” quote by Nico Muhly — Download Open image

“Riding a horse is a relationship with a foreign creature, and with musicians it's a similar thing: "OK, I'm going to put something on the page that will spook you into rushing." Little games you can play.”

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