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Composer claims she could match Philip Glass

Original: 🎶 ☠️ 🤍 So, I figured I could write a piece as good as any Philip Glass piece. https:// youtu.be/wSxQoo52Azo At the time

A composer says that when Philip Glass was drawing widespread attention, she watched performances of his work and felt critically unimpressed, believing she could write a piece just as good. She has shared a composition she wrote at that time to make the case. Reactions are likely to debate whether minimalist repetition is easy to imitate or deceptively hard to do well.

Why now: Philip Glass's minimalist style invites ongoing debate about whether his music is easy to replicate, and the composer is publicly staking that claim.

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• 🎶 ☠️ 🤍 So, I figured I could write a piece as good as any Philip Glass piece. https:// youtu.be/wSxQoo52Azo At the time I wrote this, composer Phillip Glass was getting a lot of buzz. I saw performances of his work and found myself being very critical. I felt I could do as well… · maggiemartin@mstdn.ca · 3

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