Famous quote by Lukas Foss

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"As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen?"

- Lukas Foss

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This quote is written / told by Lukas Foss somewhere between August 15, 1922 and today. He/she was a famous Composer from Germany. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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