If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in and of the world but nevertheless in some fashion being more than just one more object to the mounting clutter, this is the specific point, I think, where this must be assured. Brian Ferneyhough artassureclutter share on social
When I speak of 'cycles,' I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate. Brian Ferneyhough capacityconsistencycycle share on social
Sometimes one can be so closely involved with things that the larger context is lost to view. Brian Ferneyhough closelycontextinvolve Change image and share on social
The past nine years in San Diego have represented such a period of questioning. Brian Ferneyhough diegopastperiod Change image and share on social
Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the specifically technical sense of entering spaces where prevailing criteria of success scarcely apply. Brian Ferneyhough applycriterionenter share on social
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.' Brian Ferneyhough composeconcretecyclic share on social
Other composers have taken this particular technique much further than I in the meantime, with the result that the Law of Diminishing Returns has begun to apply. Brian Ferneyhough applybegincomposer Change image and share on social
The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion, both to the ruling powers on whom composers depended for their livelihoods and to other musics. Brian Ferneyhough accumulationcanoncomposer Change image and share on social
In my model, important interference phenomena arise when individual strata come into contact. These chaotic fluctuations are, I suppose, what my music is really 'about.' Brian Ferneyhough arisechaoticcontact Change image and share on social
What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the years? Brian Ferneyhough innovationintensemake Change image and share on social