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Eberhard Weber

(1940) Composer Germany

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Eberhard Weber is a composer from Germany, best known for Quantitative Genetics and Selection in Plant Breeding.

Quick Facts About Eberhard Weber

Born: January 22, 1940
Nationality: Germany
Profession: Composer
Notable works: Quantitative Genetics and Selection in Plant Breeding

About Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, minimalism and ambient music, and are regarded as characteristic examples of the ECM Records sound.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Jazz-Ehrenpreis Baden-Württemberg

Quotes by Eberhard Weber

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra…

Awful

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When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance.

Bass

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As a result, I had to get my own playground which was my band Colours. This band lasted for about eight years…

Air

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If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To…

Attention

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There are always some doubts when you do a new album though. You wonder whether you succeeded or not, especially when you…

Albums

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I like to create the music I hear in my interior. As a conductor, you have the ability to squeeze the sounds…

Ability

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At the time, I didn't know that bass would not be enough for me. I'm not a bass player because bass is…

Always

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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in…

Because

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The problem is that I don't want to add another record to the world that is not necessary to be published, except…

Add

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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a…

Accepted

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On the other hand, I'm very tolerant as well. I expect that everybody can play what they want. I'm only not tolerant…

Albums

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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people.…

Albums

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When I think back now to the recording sessions, there is more improvisation than one hears. It's an ideal combination of arrangements…

Able

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Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and…

Came

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I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff.

Classical music

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In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the…

Backgrounds

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I played cello in my high school orchestra.

High school

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It's better to finish at the peak or soon after it, than to wait until the audience notices a decline.

Audience

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It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.

Ego

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I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of…

Ability

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The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.

Time

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