“The great thing about string quartets is the players are kind of like family. They work really well as a unit, so you can write things that let them use those talents of association and intuition-all the things they’ve developed together as a group.” WritingWellsKindUseTogetherPlayerGroupsTalentIntuitionGreat ThingsStringsAssociationUnitsQuartetsLike FamilyString Quartets Author:Terry Riley
“I had always been more interested in playing and improvising than sitting down at a desk and writing out a piece. I'd always found it more fun to play, and the other a little bit tedious. I always had trouble with the decisions.” WritingLittlesPlayFoundFunBitsDecisionPiecesTroubleLittle BitSittingDesksTediousSitting DownImprovising Author:Terry Riley