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There are lots of pieces that have influenced me, although many just in small ways here and there. The only piece I can say has had a "drastic" influence on how I composed were the six little piano pieces Op. 19 by Schönberg. I had composed in quite a classical style before, with some Cage-like experiments here and there, but not entirely seriously. I started to become unsure of my own composing and didn't write anything at all for about a year. Then my piano teacher suggested these Schönberg pieces to me, and I was utterly fascinated. I went through a whole Schönberg stage, later analysed his five piano pieces Op. 23 in school, and started to imitate his style in composition. Then I went on to Webern and slowly started to explore 20th century music.
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