James Tenney Professions : Composer Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by James Tenney All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense. James Tenney musicians professional being people I've come up with another formulation about style: that it's essentially a manifestation of a certain habitual set of limitations. It's what a composer does NOT do that defines a style. James Tenney come about up style Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors