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Question #11 - How do you know when a composition is finished?

MSB - M. Susan Brown;   SH - Steve Hahn;   TK - Tim Krueger;   TS - Terry Schlenker

 
MSB - I rarely do.

SH - I’m never sure that a composition is finished!

TK - For me, composing is a step-by-step process. I’m finished when I’ve completed the last step. I suppose I could edit forever and ever, but once my composition says what it needs to, I do not feel a strong compunction to revisit it.

TS - This is a difficult question to answer—I just know when it is finished!

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