Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
Gavin Bryars Quotes
Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one.
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| Birth: | 16th January, 1943 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Bassist, Composer |
About
Richard Gavin Bryars was born in Goole, East Yorkshire, England. He 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. He studied philosophy at Sheffield University but became a jazz bassist during his three years as a philosophy student.
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