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Basing a play on my album? Aside from the musicals that review recording artists' repertoire, are there musicals where the book was written after the songs? I believe… Started by Jim Harris	3	Jun 27 Reply by Bob Morabito
Behind the scene of rendering a composition with a DAW and spitfire audio Hi All, I just published this video which is a detail overview of how I orchestrated and rendered my latest composition in cubase, let me… Started by Marco Di Stefano	0	Apr 24
Contemporary new music time signatures Hello, I write contemporary classical music (a bit experimental) mostly with Sibelius and often struggle with time signatures, i.e. I'll pu… Started by eboats	50	Mar 28 Reply by Tunio Robobin
What is the best way of getting feedback for a composition? I have tried in the past, but have gotten next to no response from various places, and was just wondering if there was something I could do… Started by Patrick Boynton	9	Nov 2, 2017 Reply by Dave Dexter
Hello. Farmer George Here - Searching For Honest Critique Hello. I just became a member here and am trying to get a few ears on my original compositions from those who do create themsel… Started by George Abbott	9	Jun 14, 2017 Reply by George Abbott
Letting the music breathe I seem to have this problem where I work a lot on a piece and finish it to my satisfaction, but then listen to it a few months later and no… Started by eboats	9	Jun 4, 2017 Reply by eboats
The combination of Chamber & Full Ensemble Hi friends, I have this curiosity between Chamber & Full Ensemble, Most of the time we hear either just chamber section or full huge en… Started by Amirul Hisham Othman	9	May 17, 2017 Reply by Patrick Brunner
orchestration question re: alternating wind players in same section for long, sustained notes Suppose I want to have the winds doubling the strings in a slow, sustained section, and there's just no way the wind players can possibly b… Started by Stephen Brown	38	Dec 22, 2016 Reply by Bob Porter
Is there a book for intermediate level composing? As of a few days ago I am beyond the beginner stage. I've done a 10 minute piano competition. I've changed keys. I've changed time sigs. I… Started by andrew thornton	6	Dec 19, 2016 Reply by Bob Porter
My story and a great source of info for new composers i discovered. When i first started composing a some months ago, I was on you-tube listening to composers works, and asking for advice. I met an amazing… Started by Steve Yee	2	Dec 6, 2016 Reply by lulu zhang