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I guess I'd like people to be able to forget a lot of things and just enjoy the beauty of harmony and melody for a moment.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Able Beauty Enjoy Forget Guess Harmony Just Like Lot Melody Moment People Things

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I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Could Found Literally Make Music Notes Over Read Right Right Time Sing Sound Time Voice Way

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'Partita' is a simple piece. Born of a love of surface and structure, of the human voice, of dancing and tired ligaments, of music, and of our basic desire to draw a line from one point to another.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Another Basic Born Dancing Desire Draw Human Human Voice Line Love Music Our Piece Point Simple Structure Surface Tired Voice

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There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds of music together. We do pop studio sessions, and we'll also play John Cage and more avant-garde work. We're developing a language of music that comes with a lot of different styles, different kinds of work.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Also Avant-Garde Bit Cage Classical Contemporary Developing Different Different Kinds Different Styles Guard John Kinds Language Lot More Music Musicians New New York Play Pop Studio Styles Together Work York

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I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes, so the music in 'Partita' is kind of like choreography for me.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Bach Ballet Choreography Classes First Jobs Kind Like Lot Me Modern Music Play Playing Spent Time

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I grew up listening to - it's kind of embarrassing - all classical music.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Classical Classical Music Embarrassing Grew Kind Listening Music Up

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It was sort of an experiment to try to leave the violin. Can I be a real person without this thing? It was a big part of my identity.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Big Big Part Experiment Identity Leave Part Person Real Real Person Sort Thing Try Violin Without

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: Unknown

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