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Bryce Dessner
Bryce Dessner
American Composer
Born: Apr 23, 1976
Band Me Music People Think You
Related authors: Eubie Blake George Crumb John Cage John Williams Leonard Bernstein Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim Virgil Thomson
When I'm writing for certain instruments, you want to write within what you know about that instrument but also challenge the player. Something like 'Aheym' is very virtuosic - but because I have a history of performing music, I don't like unplayable music. Bryce Dessner
Music History You Writing Challenge About Something Write Performing Like Know Also Instrument Instruments Because Within Very Want Certain Player
It doesn't necessarily take four years to write a good piece of music. It might take four hours. It just depends on when your inspiration comes. Bryce Dessner
Music Good Inspiration Write Take Hours Piece Years Just Depends Might Your Four Necessarily
I love the physicality of instruments, and instruments as objects, like dancers are bodies. Bryce Dessner
Love Dancers Objects Physicality Like Instruments Bodies
Playing pentatonic scales over orchestral music is not something I want to do or listen to. Bryce Dessner
Music Scales Something Over Listen Orchestral Want Playing
I can imagine myself as an old man writing music for choir or orchestra. I don't know that I'll be touring six months out of the year in a rock band when I'm 60. Bryce Dessner
Music Myself Man Writing Old Year Band Months Out Touring Know Rock Rock Band Six Orchestra Old Man Choir Imagine
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