Pieces Quote by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Most of the work I make uses materials that are a bit outside of the traditional fine art world.

— Patricia Piccinini

Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private.

— Andy Goldsworthy

Performing arts buildings are complex. The acoustics, the sight lines and all that have to just be perfect. So you begin with just making…

— Moshe Safdie

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

— Bill Bruford

A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.

— Evelyn Glennie

If I do a piece in my living room, if I practice it - and I have the tapes to prove this - it's…

— Dave Van Ronk

Most of my instruments are handmade.

— Xavier Rudd

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.

— Gavin Bryars

My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.

— Harrison Birtwistle

I always design with the occasion in mind, so I particularly enjoy creating bespoke pieces; it's always an exciting challenge for me creatively.

— Jenny Packham

My sculpture can last for days or a few seconds - what is important to me is the experience of making. I leave all…

— Andy Goldsworthy

In New York, I'm playing in a church, solo, doing instrumental stuff. There's talk of doing more, like, installation-type things with some of the…

— Andrew Bird