If Nothing Is At Risk,

Composers Dialogue - And Obsessively, Bitterly Argue - With Other Composers, Often Over The Span Of Several Centuries.

I Dont See Lines Of Force As Being Destructive, Except To The Extent That They Are Exclusively Traceable Through Observance Of The Path Of Distorted Material Left In Their Wake.

In My Model, Important Interference Phenomena Arise When Individual Strata Come Into Contact. These Chaotic Fluctuations Are, I Suppose, What My Music Is Really About.

This Was Possible Only By Dint Of Extended Periods Of Frequently Quite Painful Reflection And Digestion.

In My Own Recent String Trio I Attempt To Superimpose Two Quite Different Sets Of Formal Strategies, Both Of Which, Ultimately, Refer Back To Historical Precedent.