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Speaking of Music:
Gavin Bryars, Feb. 13, 1986 |
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| Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 114 min |
| Event Type: Interview and Music |
Program Origin: KPFA |
The English composer Gavin Bryars is interviewed onstage in front of a live audience by Charles Amirkhanian as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium's Speaking of Music series on February 13, 1986. With his wry sense of humor and his fascination with arcane philosophical movements of the early 20th century, Bryars fashions an engrossing evening of story telling, intermixed with discussions of his latest musical achievements. |
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| Musical Selections: |
String Quartet No. 1 [excerpt] (1985) -- [an aria from "Civil Wars"] |
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New Music; 20th Century Classical |
| Subject: |
Bryars, Gavin; Eno, Brian, 1948-; Adnan, Etel; Cardew, Conelius ; Wilson, Robert, 1941-; Scratch Orchestra; String quartets; Electronic music; Operas -- Excerpts; Philosophy -- 20th century; Politics and culture; New music; 20th century classical |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Bryars, Gavin |
| Recording Date: |
2/13/1986 |
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| Musical Selections: |
String Quartet No. 1 (1985) -- [excerpts from opera “Medea”] |
| Genres: |
New Music; 20th Century Classical |
| Subject: |
Bryars, Gavin; Wilson, Robert, 1941-; Cardew, Conelius; String quartets; Electronic music; Operas -- Excerpts; Philosophy -- 20th century; Politics and culture; New music; 20th century classical |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Bryars, Gavin |
| Recording Date: |
2/13/1986 |
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