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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

Topics: Alien Art Artists Before Colleges Context Had Idea Music Painting Performance Pieces Response Taught Theatre Time Visual Whether Works Writing

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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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One thing I'm doing on the new Titanic recording is actually bringing in different acoustic spaces.

~Gavin Bryars

Topics: Acoustic Actually Bringing Different Doing New One Thing Recording Spaces Thing Titanic

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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

Topics: Curious Developed However Initially Interested Musician Piece Project Radio Sculptor Should Sound Which Working

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When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.

~Gavin Bryars

Topics: Asked Assumed Blood Doing First Glass He Interested Jesus Know Me New Other Philip Pieces Recording Same Similar Something Version Wanted Would Cd

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Composer

Born: January 16th, 1943

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