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Gavin Bryars Quotes

Gavin Bryars quotes

English Composer January 16, 1943

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I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of digital technology. Gavin Bryars
As I had collaborated with visual artists before whether on installations, on performance pieces, in the context of theatre works and as I had taught for a time in art colleges the idea of writing music in response to painting was not alien. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "Still, American composers working in France have had a pretty..."
Still, American composers working in France have had a pretty hard time. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and..."
There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and feelings of ordinary people. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing..."
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration..."
I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece. Gavin Bryars
Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years."
Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "Writing tonal music now, you are not writing into the 19th..."
Writing tonal music now, you are not writing into the 19th Century. Gavin Bryars
Like an apparently strict musical form it breaks the five minute whole into its structural parts - a descriptive preamble, the action of taking the cards, the development of the cards' manipulation and the revelation of what has been achieved. Gavin Bryars
It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music. Gavin Bryars
It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is..."
The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all. Gavin Bryars
The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially curious that a sculptor should be interested in working with a musician, especially on a project for radio. Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars quote: "I work very fast, keeping the ideas flowing but making sure..."
I work very fast, keeping the ideas flowing but making sure they come out the way I intended. Gavin Bryars

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