There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

The public doesn't want new music.

The public doesn't want new music: the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead.

There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead

The public doesn't want new music; the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead.

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