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Brian Cherney

Brian Cherney (born September 4, 1942) is a Canadian composer, teacher and writer. Cherney was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music where he was a pupil of John Weinzweig, Samuel Dolin, and John Beckwith. In 1972 he joined the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, where he has taught analysis and composition for over fifty years. His pieces, often characterized by carefully calculated formal trajectories and a rich harmonic language, give the impression of a quiet intensity, usually featuring "stillness" in some manner. Cherney was Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

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Brian Cherney Documentary: Beginning Brian Cherney Documentary: I have a theory that the sounds of that place Brian Cherney Documentary: The idea of using stillness Brian Cherney Documentary: As a child I heard music in my head Brian Cherney Documentary: My father was much more realistic Brian Cherney Documentary: In his music I hear a lot of sadness Brian Cherney Documentary: David Cherney and his wife, Pearl Brian Cherney Documentary: For Cherney, time is the framework that binds the notes Brian Cherney Documentary: At one point I was getting so frustrated Like Ghosts from an Enchanter fleeing: No. 1. — 2012 Like Ghosts from an Enchanter fleeing: No. 2. — 2012 Like Ghosts from an Enchanter fleeing: No. 3. — 2012