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William Bolcom is an American composer born on May 26, 1938. He is known for his diverse musical style, which includes classical, jazz, and popular music elements. Bolcom has received numerous awards for his compositions, including Grammy Awards. His works often reflect a blend of genres and innovative approaches to music, making him a significant figure in contemporary classical music.
"And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come."
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"And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come."

First, Rest, Will
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"There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do."
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"There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do."

Honor, Play, Will
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"Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music and so on, there's got to be some aspect that you can do in an opera that really makes it worth while."
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"Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music and so on, there's got to be some aspect that you can do in an opera that really makes it worth while."

Music, Now, Opera, Question
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"I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden something would fall into place and it would be exactly that."
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"I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden something would fall into place and it would be exactly that."

Music,
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