Gavin Bryars

Craft is part of the creative process. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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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

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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me to think of it as being like a cross between an oboe and a viola, but louder. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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I work very fast, keeping the ideas flowing but making sure they come out the way I intended. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are reacting with vigour. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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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

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The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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