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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 Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
	Type: Composer Quotes Category: American Composer Quotes Date of Birth: December 11, 1908 Nationality: American Amazon: Elliott Carter on Amazon	Related Authors: Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim George Crumb David Amram Leo Ornstein Carlisle Floyd John Zorn Carter Burwell
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