The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text: he or she wants to feel that the text is something in need of musical setting. (James Fenton)

The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text: he or she wants to feel that the text is something in need of musical setting.

James Fenton

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