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Its rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to
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"It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music"

- Gavin Bryars

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This quote by Gavin Bryars is a metaphor for the creative procedure of making music. He compares it to attending a university workshop, where a few talented experts provide a paper to an audience of their peers. This recommends that the creative procedure of making music is a collaborative effort, where the musicians included are all professionals in their field and have a shared understanding of the music they are developing. It likewise indicates that the artists are all collaborating to create something special and unique, as if they are presenting a paper to their peers. This quote highlights the importance of cooperation in the innovative procedure of making music, and stresses the requirement for musicians to interact to produce something truly special.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Gavin Bryars somewhere between January 16, 1943 and today. He/she was a famous Composer from England. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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