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I wouldn't say a piece of music changed my life. I remember as a 5-6 year banging on the piano and telling my parents I'd write music for them!
But below are the works which still move me and , as a result, influenced my writing (though I don't listen to them that much):
Stravinsky's "Les Noces"
Brahms 3rd symphony, esp the 1st and 2nd movements.
Beethoven's 8th , first movement, and the entire 3rd Symphony.
Schumann - Quintet or Piano and String Op 44
Brian Eno - much of his rock albums from the early seventies
As for more recently I'd say:
Ligeti's Ramifications
Bach's Organ Mass
Feldman's Flute Concerto
Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto (really a concerto for clarinet and snare drum)
Bach's E minor Fugue (the Wedge) -- just an amazing piece.
Schoenberg's Pierrot -- especially "Der Mondfleck".
Lastly, learning the organ and a improvisation from a well trained musician and writing music on deadline. These two probably had the greatest effect on my musicianship and composition than any particular work.
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