I was curious about experimenting with different colors - kind of like having an expanded orchestra. Suddenly, instead of just writing for strings, you can add bassoon and oboe and brass. I like these extreme differences in sounds right next to each other. Caroline Shaw addbassoonbras share on social
There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds of music together. We do pop studio sessions, and we'll also play John Cage and more avant-garde work. We're developing a language of music that comes with a lot of different styles, different kinds of work. Caroline Shaw avantbitecage share on social
I've done a lot of performance practice, Baroque playing, and some of the joy and the challenge of it is figuring out what the composer intended... You have music of the 17th century - it's all whole notes and half notes. But inside of that, there are so many things that one can do, at least according to what we know about performance practice. Caroline Shaw 17thbaroquecentury share on social
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes, so the music in 'Partita' is kind of like choreography for me. Caroline Shaw bachballetchoreography Change image and share on social
I played a lot of Bach's partitas and sonatas; I like the way that Bach was abstracting already from these dance forms. Caroline Shaw abstractbachdance Change image and share on social
'Partita' is a simple piece. Born of a love of surface and structure, of the human voice, of dancing and tired ligaments, of music, and of our basic desire to draw a line from one point to another. Caroline Shaw basicbeardance Change image and share on social
I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound. Caroline Shaw findliterallymake Change image and share on social
I've been gearing up for this future of writing a lot of new music by digging into my favorite old stuff, and twisting it around and highlighting the things I really love. Caroline Shaw digfavoritefuture Change image and share on social