“It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form of a manual for adjusting a VCR than it is to write a piece using just tuning as a symphony.” WritingStillsFormPiecesEasierSymphonyManualsAdjustingTuningVcr Author:Brian Ferneyhough
“I frequently compose out the entire metric structure of a piece in modified cyclic form, where each cyclic revolution undergoes some form of 'variation' much as if measure lengths were concrete musical 'material.'” IfsFormPiecesMaterialsRevolutionStructureMusicalLengthConcreteVariationMetricsGmos Author:Brian Ferneyhough
“I don't like listening to my music, not even new pieces. Generally, they sound pretty much like I expected them to sound, so it's what I wanted, and that's it.” WantedSoundPiecesListeningExpected Author:Brian Ferneyhough