If nothing is at risk, nothing is established.

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As a necessary prerequisite to the creation of new forms of expression one might, I...

As a necessary prerequisite to the creation of new forms of expression one might, I...

Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span...

Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span...

Naturally enough, I couldn't have foreseen the vast sea change which has come upon that...

Naturally enough, I couldn't have foreseen the vast sea change which has come upon that...

There would seem to be a limit, even for an art preoccupied with boundaries and...

There would seem to be a limit, even for an art preoccupied with boundaries and...

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance...

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance...

In any case, the fewer boundaries that exist hindering free movement between all forms of...

In any case, the fewer boundaries that exist hindering free movement between all forms of...

Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling...

Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling...

I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in...

I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in...

When I speak of cycles, I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if...

When I speak of cycles, I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if...

I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.

I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.

This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and...

This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and...

The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion,...

The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion,...

The idea of 'machine assemblage' is, especially, very alien to my sensibility, since it suggests...

The idea of 'machine assemblage' is, especially, very alien to my sensibility, since it suggests...

If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in...

If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in...

It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form...

It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form...

What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the...

What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the...

In my model, important interference phenomena arise when individual strata come into contact. These chaotic...

In my model, important interference phenomena arise when individual strata come into contact. These chaotic...

Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the...

Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the...

I am certainly not arguing for the de facto autonomy of the individual work, even...

I am certainly not arguing for the de facto autonomy of the individual work, even...

Why, in such a case, should the performer essay any sort of considered approach at...

Why, in such a case, should the performer essay any sort of considered approach at...