Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars
Richard Gavin Bryars is an English composer and double bassist. He has been active in, or has produced works in, a variety of styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, experimental music, avant-garde and neoclassicism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth16 January 1943
years bridges
Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
music beautiful running
The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why I don't want to make my concerto "virtuosic" in the sense of a technical show-off. I want a beautiful sound and a melodic and lyrical line. I am more interested in the way someone can play musically.
people touching feelings
There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and feelings of ordinary people.
both english-composer happy iron
Philips did stipulate that Julian and I had to iron out our relationship. I had to could come up with something we would both be happy with.
thinking details pieces
I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.