I'm less interested in uniqueness than in goodness. I see so many concerts where the program notes are … - Anna Meredith

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Anna Meredith

I'm less interested in uniqueness than in goodness. I see so many concerts where the program notes are more interesting than the music. I remember talking to one composer who went through the most complicated mathematical algorithm to generate some material from scratch. It took weeks and weeks, and he came up with a C major chord. For me, honesty is more interesting than originality.

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