Leo Ornstein: The Last of the Original 20th Century Mavericks
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Leo and Pauline Ornstein speak with Vivian Perlis
From the Archives of OHAM (Oral History, American Music) at Yale University
Sierra Mobile Park, Texas
November 19 and 20, 1977
- The Elusiveness of Inspiration
- Today’s Compositional Tower of Babel
- The Independent Life of Musical Compositions
- On Serialism, Experimentalism and the Study of Composition
- On Personality and Interpretation
- Computer Music and Recordings
- The Greatness of Bach
- Hearing a Score
- The Public Life of Performing
- The Compositional Process: Influence and Memory
- Performing vs. Composing
- On Limits
- Heritage and Influences
- Early Career
- Husband and Wife Teamwork
- The Shortcomings of Music Notation
- On Polystylism
- The Uniqueness of Each Individual and Immortality
- Postlude: Vivian Perlis Remembers Leo Ornstein, March 19, 2002
- Complete Interview Transcript (304KB PDF file)