I just thought I would add a little activity to this site by posting my latest rendering of an older work, my first (and so far only) string quartet, which I began as a student at Michigan in 1975 and finished, except for minor revisions, in 2020. It
Read more…I thought I'd just draw attention to my latest symphony as it's generally been well received to date in case there's anyone still here who reads this. No. 18 is among my longest but on the other hand is rather a departure from the somewhat post-roman
Read more…After getting -- for the time being at any rate -- a computer I can actually do some music on, I decided to write a short piece to use my "Christmas present" -- a curious alto library from Orchestral Tools courtesy of their voucher. It's purely exper
Read more…Hi everyone, just sharing with you a composing milestone! My first Symphony, entitled 'Elysium' in 4 movements.
It is musically diatonic, with an early-romantic style, loosely based on the glorification and romanticisation of war and a warriors' para
Read more…Hi Folks. It has been a while since I posted, but I thought some of you might enjoy listening to a new piece of mine based on the letters of my name, it being a musical cryptogram. Of course, this is a continuation of an old tradition, one of the ear
Read more…Hi All,
I was thinking about why I like Baroque music; this was the result.
https://robjkennedy.substack.com/p/why-do-i-like-baroque-music
Best,
Rob
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Anyone here live near Colorado State University? They're putting on a concert of British string works this Sunday and including my tone poem Hiraeth. They paid for the score and parts and everything.
Full details here.
Hiraeth itself can be heard here
Read more…This forum seems to have gone completely to sleep -- either the participants aren't writing anything (and most members are making no contribution at all) or they don't want to share what they're doing. I have yet to start on a new work but perhaps to
Read more…After reading Dave Dexter’s latest comments in the other thread, I realized I haven’t shared much of my work lately.The main reason is that I’ve been in a period of intense study and haven’t written much beyond a few 'academic exercises.' I did compl
Read more…What is your experience of receiving criticism as a composer and how has it changed over time.I’m still near the start of my journey, and have had some amazingly valuable pointers and advice from posting my music on forums and asking for feedback. B
Read more…So, I finally finished my 5th String Quintet today. The movements are as follows:
i-Allegro (0:00)
ii-Adagio (02:48)
iii-Andante (06:15)
iv-Allegro, ma non troppo (10:08)
https://soundcloud.com/guy-shahar/track-12-string-quintet-no5
I have a few questio
Read more…Let's get into some engraving/notation nerdery, shall we? For context, as some of you know, I'm self-taught and have had to piece together my knowledge of engraving by querying more experienced musos and studying scores. Hence this may be plainly obv
Read more…I’m a fairly new composer (7 months in) and I’m finding that there’s one thing I’m REALLY struggling with. Adding dynamics to my music in Cubase is proving really hard for me. I don’t seem to have any aptitude for programming, and I find myself spend
Read more…A contentious question, but I've tried to deal with it in a way that respects all people whatever their preference.https://youtu.be/nT6MTAW33T0?si=93B-qYi-8_8EoDd0
Read more…6 months into my composing journey, I've finally attempted a short allegro movement for the first time. Is it normal that it's SO much more work than a slower piece?
It's the opening to my 5th String Quintet, and includes also includes double stops fo
Read more…I couldn't find a thread about the upcoming holidays, so I decided to create one. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I wonder, have you written anything Christmassy yet? Although I usually don't share my work, I feel I shouldn't ho
Read more…As promised to a few of you, here, finally, is my reworking of this 60-year old early Beatles song.
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Hi - I've just bought VSL Solo Voices, and thought that a good way to learn to write for voices might be to make an unusual cover of a well-known song. I've chosen "If I Fell" by The Beatles.
However, as the cover is so differently arranged from the
Does anyone resonate or identify with the way of composing described in this video -
If anyone would like to participate in this journey in any way (details in the video), it would be great to hear from you. If not, hopefull, we'll have more videos
Read more…This is my latest piece - my 10th since starting composing in the summer, and my first (short) symphony.
It's really different in style from any of my other pieces, and I'm not sure what style it fits into. If someone asks what sort of music it is, h
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