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What makes good music good? For me, the answer is simply this: music that sounds good and is fun to play, is good.
When I compose, I try to keep my knowledge of theory largely in the background, and I let the music come from my subconscious. Lukas Foss once commented, "Bad pieces have been written in sonata form." That, even though I somehow knew this, was a real revelation to me -- it clarified for me that form and chords and all those other measurable "structures" don't account for what actually makes the music good. I think what makes music good is not something rigid and formulaic, but rather something infinitely elusive, and that is why music is a never-ending challenge.Home || Compositions || Recordings || Publications || Concert Calendar || Resume || Send E-mail || Photo Gallery || Articles