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That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of Brahms or Mendelssohn, which was distressing because in the end you realized how good Brahms is, and how bad you are.

Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter Biography

  Nationality: American
Type: Composer

Born: December 11, 1908
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