(That fluency of Dutilleux's music is an illusion, however; it's rather a hard-won prize of sometimes years of hard graft and applied craft – and there's another ironic echo of Boulez's mania for revision that Dutilleux is also a meticulous reviser of his pieces).
(That fluency of Dutilleux's music is an illusion, however; it's rather a hard-won prize of sometimes years of hard graft and applied craft – and there's another ironic echo of Boulez's mania for revision that Dutilleux is also a meticulous reviser of his pieces). But that's to miss how Dutilleux's music is so often inspired by other art forms and experiences.
Lowell had been a chronic, sometimes hectic reviser of his work, publishing multiple versions of many poems.
Richardson was an indefatigable reviser of his own work, and the various editions of his novels differ greatly.
Orwell's protagonist, Winston Smith, works as a reviser of historical records in the Ministry of Truth before becoming a member of a doomed resistance movement.
The columnist George F. Will has disparaged Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, as a "recidivist reviser of his principles," so uninspiring to his party that he might become the Republican version of Michael S. Dukakis.
Just a few weeks back, Will described him in a column as "a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable; he might damage GOP chances of capturing the Senate".
But he was also a prodigious reviser of his interpretations, according to scholars, leading him sometimes to acquire four or five copies of a score to note his ideas freshly each time.
Scheduling concerns aside, we also believe your active participation in the consultation will help you become a better reader, writer, and reviser of your own work.
One of my first steps, while still based in London and finishing off my postdoc contract, was to set myself up as a freelance editor and reviser of research papers.
