Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater.
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There's the Bacon society, which is fostered by his fourth wife Helen Bacon, but I don't know what kind of performances his music gets. He wrote symphonic music and some chorale music.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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I tried to use the voice so it was not strictly recitative or singing or spoken word. I tried a great deal of speaking on pitch and in rhythm.
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I don't know how any of my operas will play in 20 years. It will have a lot to do with the fashions of the time and what people respond to.
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