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Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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I would not make a living working full-time as a musician-composer until 1978 when, at the age of forty-one, I was commissioned to compose Satyagraha for the Netherlands Opera. Still, all the years of day jobs - twenty-four years - never bothered me. My curiosity about life trumped any disdain I might have had for working.
— Jul 08, 2026 06:45PM
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Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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Now fifty years later, listening to Tristano's music again, I found what I was looking for. Two tracks: the first, "Line Up" and the second "East Thirty-Second Street." I listened to them and there it was. No, the notes weren't the same. Most listeners would probably not have heard what I did. But the energy, the feel, and, I would say, the intention of the music was completely captured in the "Train."
— Jul 08, 2026 06:27PM
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Listened to the audiobook in my pre-review days and now decided to re-read via the print book thanks to enjoying last night's sold out concert at Koerner Hall, Toronto with the Philip Glass Ensemble performing selections from several major early works.
— Jun 21, 2026 11:18AM

