In Any Case, The Fewer

Questioning The Nature And Implications Of Liminal Instances Necessarily Involves Failure, If Only In The Specifically Technical Sense Of Entering Spaces Where Prevailing Criteria Of Success Scarcely Apply.

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.

What Makes A Specific Quality Or Quantity Of Innovation Retain Its Intense Newness Over The Years?

If The Work Of Art Is To Continue Pursuing The Vision Of Both Being In And Of The World But Nevertheless In Some Fashion Being More Than Just One More Object To The Mounting Clutter, This Is The Specific Point, I Think, Where This Must Be Assured.

Hence My Obstinate Emphasis On Stylistic Continuity From Work To Work Rather Than Specific Sibling Relationships Between The Individual Work And Other Members Of Its Stylistic 'family' In The World Outside.