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Composition for small ensembles This seems like a great forum to discuss composition techniques so I wonder if I can raise a discussion on composing for a small number of… Started by Luci Holland	39	Mar 9 Reply by Luci Holland
Books on theory and composition I'm learning music theory and composition on my own at home. I find that I understand little of the specific technical aspects that compos… Started by Kevin Keating	10	Dec 27, 2012 Reply by Jana Cole
String Quartet No. 1 (Night Quartet) This is my first String Quartet. Subtitled "Night Quartet," it began as a very short solo violin piece I'd written called "Night Sonata" w… Started by Kevin Keating	4	Oct 28, 2012 Reply by Bob Porter
Learned the basics of composition, now what? I've been learning to compose for a few months now. I started with 'the Study of Counterpoint' which has gone from writing 2 voice pieces… Started by Graham Richard Troup	11	Apr 17, 2012 Reply by Clark Nichols
Modal mishaps I have been messing around with the modes a lot lately, clumsily improvising counterpoint at the keyboard, if you will, to get my ear worki… Started by Matt Walsh	13	Nov 19, 2010 Reply by Chris Alpiar
Enharmonics...WTF?!?! Oh god another tuning question. I was at choir last week and the main work we are doing for our upcoming concert is Rautavaara's Vigilia. If you are unfamiliar, it is ridi… Started by Matt Walsh	4	Nov 13, 2010 Reply by Marcel de Velde
My Senior Thesis I created this orchestral work for my senior thesis at Stevens Institute of Technology. The themes are based loosely on characters from Dou… Started by Michael Zavorskas	13	Sep 18, 2010 Reply by Michael Zavorskas
Any other serious composers using PRV? I'd love to hear of anyone else out there who is using their sequencer's "piano-roll view" as a major composition tool. Particularly theory… Started by Jamie Kowalski	12	May 12, 2010 Reply by Jean Paul Zoghbi
music theory book Hey im going to study music in sonic arts in march and i havent done much theory in the past 4 years sooo i need to brush up and i would li… Started by Hayden Isaac	2	Nov 9, 2008 Reply by Hayden Isaac