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Michael Staff
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Concert Piece
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Staff May 29, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
This piece started in Sonata-allegro form but gradually evolved into a fantasy-like piece. Does it work from the listener's view? Do the themes lend themselves more toward a stricter form? Have I…Continue
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Small Ensemble
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Classical, Serious, Contemporary
- Is music your main income source?
- Sort Of - Music Related
- Where do you live?
- Idyllwild, CA, USA
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- The majority of my works are for solo piano which I perform myself, and occassionally for chamber and orchestra. Although my music is not truly atonal, I experiment with multitonality and chromaticism in much of my music.
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First Fugue
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:33am 9 Comments 0 Likes
Im just starting my first fugue as a project in counterpoint. Does anyone have any experience in this area who could offer some suggestions before I get started (since all I have at this point is my subject)?
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Just listened to your Somnambulist piece. Very enjoyable! From the sound of the page turn in there it seems you actually played it as well, which is certainly refreshing round these parts. Very consistent, solid, entertaining composition. Bravo!
Hi Michael,
I started by playing in piano/keys/Hammond organ in my local church, Bethel United, Apostolic Pentecostal Church. It was a hard slog as the competition was great but healthy. My training started there, I learned to play by ear, improvisating, arranging, playing hymns, conducting, MDing, even leading the choir and vocal training. I soaked it all in and immersed myself in music as much as i could. I spent hours practicing everyday and was encouraged to got to college and university. There were many discouraging times but i persevered as i new that music was and is what i want to do. I have a degree in Composition where i learned orchestration and writing for various instruments/ensembles, such as string quartets, big-band, running a gospel choir and incorporating horn sections and even eastern instruments, as well as African idioms into my music. I like to cross genres when composing and producing wherever possible, as it brings out new flavours all the time. I have a Masters in World Music which involved studying various kinds of music genres, Cross Cultural Studies & Music Philosophy; oh and loads of assignments...but i'm glad i did it in the end :-). I work with a variety of artists/groups/projects/organizations now nationally and internationally. I've just produced an EP for http://gershombrown.com another artist on my record label http://anotherkeyrecords.com.
Currently i'm working with an African writer who is writing a play to be shown in theaters from September 2011 and I'm working with an international artist on a Jazz/R&B project, plus a bit of teaching- i like to keep busy.
What future projects do you have coming up, or planning?