What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
"Sometimes I just spontaneously get ideas that I quickly record onto the computer (if it is next to me), or a piece of paper. Other times I have to think hard until I get an idea that I am satisfied with, and then I write that down. After that, I…"
"For me, at different stages of a composition the attention to each note varies. Sometimes I think in phrases or splashes of color first and then go back through and add motivic links, pay attention to clashes or consonances that sound off and use…"
"I can explain why I wrote every single note I put onto the page. I have been trained in linear composition techniques whose basis is the overtone series, and I compose "one line at a time". With this as the foundation, orchestrating becomes rather…"
"I'm mostly a tonal composer so I am always paying attention to each note and how one note or chord follows another. I've long felt that every single note must be paid attention to and its relation to its neighbors or the music suffers. Yet I can't…"
"When I'm writing my music, I never really think why I choose this note and that note and neglect some other notes. I just sit on my keyboard and write. Thanks to MIDI technology that I'm able to make an instant music writing. Just like most of…"
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This is an excellent question, one for anyone who takes the whole problem of musical composition seriously. For an absolutely FANTASTIC BOOK on the whole subject, I recommend James L. McHard's "The Future of Modern Music: A Philosophical…"
This is an excellent question, one for anyone who takes the whole problem of musical composition seriously. For an absolutely FANTASTIC BOOK on the whole subject, I recommend James L. McHard's "The Future of Modern Music: A Philosophical…"
"Because I know only these seven notes :-)"
"I just close my eyes. Then, when I have a song, I write it down. (I kid)
Actually, my music takes hours upon hours to write because I have to listen to the damn piece over and over and over again from a MIDI playback until I like it. My longest…"
Actually, my music takes hours upon hours to write because I have to listen to the damn piece over and over and over again from a MIDI playback until I like it. My longest…"
"Two composers l love and listen to on the regular, Ravel and Mendelssohn
Two composers who I don't listen to but they know the craft, Webern and Berg.
All of the above meticulously cared for every note on the page. Need I say more?"
Two composers who I don't listen to but they know the craft, Webern and Berg.
All of the above meticulously cared for every note on the page. Need I say more?"
"That's a very good question to ask yourself, rather than simply being content with writing whatever simply sounds good (although that works for some, and that's great). The 2 composers I have studied the harmonies of most extensively are perhaps…"
"^ Yeah, I think where most object to learning theory is thinking that you have to spit-out what you used - not to mention how and/or why you used it! (In the simplest of terms of course)
But yeah, something as simple as knowing the circle of…"
But yeah, something as simple as knowing the circle of…"
"Jon Corelis said:
Many modern serious composers seem not to pay enough attention to the sounds of the lyrics -- not just accent, but things like alliteration, assonance, hiatus, and the use of liquids or sibilants.....My advice to someone setting a…"
Many modern serious composers seem not to pay enough attention to the sounds of the lyrics -- not just accent, but things like alliteration, assonance, hiatus, and the use of liquids or sibilants.....My advice to someone setting a…"
"Good questions:
The main tip I have for you is being very careful with your text setting. Make sure all the strong syllables are on strong beats and weak syllables are on weak beats. Its always a good idea to even highlight all the strong syllables…"
The main tip I have for you is being very careful with your text setting. Make sure all the strong syllables are on strong beats and weak syllables are on weak beats. Its always a good idea to even highlight all the strong syllables…"
"I use conducting to transcribe the rhythms that I come up with. Now, don't get me wrong, I am nowhere near being a professional or even useful conductor for an ensemble- it's all about figuring out the patterns for each time signature. Then you…"
"I first started experimenting with this by playing scales from two different keys in parallel. For example the left hand would play Cmajor scale while the right hand plays Eflat major. This produces interesting variety of intervals as you play the…"
"The one thought I have had, is that if I understood the theory behind what I'm doing a bit better, It might make composing a bit faster. Right now writing by ear can be a slow process at times...
Funny you should mention the Brain hemispheres- I…"
Funny you should mention the Brain hemispheres- I…"
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