Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss
Lukas Fosswas a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth15 August 1922
CountryGermany
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For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself.
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Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique.
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There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.
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Truth is a big concept.
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My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you want to do; you will discover your next project.
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I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work.
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As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen?
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If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.
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Composing is like making love to the future.