Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
From 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.
I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are reacting with vigour.
I work very fast, keeping the ideas flowing but making sure they come out the way I intended.
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of digital technology.
I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.
I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer.
Craft is part of the creative process.
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.
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