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If you force yourself to write away from the piano, you come up with more inventive things. If you're too good a piano player, as some composers are, the music may become flavorless and glib. And if you're not a very good pianist, you're limited to the same patterns.


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Author Bio


  • NameStephen Sondheim
  • DescriptionAmerican composer and lyricist
  • AliasesStephen Joshua Sondheim
  • BornMarch 22, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComposer; Dramaturge; Songwriter
  • AwardsLaurence Olivier Award; Pulitzer Prize For Drama; National Medal Of Arts; Grammy Trustees Award; Praemium Imperiale