What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs
"How do I divide my time? For myself personally, I find that the more I "think-out" a composition, the less satisfactory are the results. I'm sure that has to do with the way I find the greatest satisfaction in listening to, and, experiencing music.…"
"Arghhh!....Such agony! I have found that the less I interfere with Finale's channels, the better off I am. Problems occur when I add staves -- since I write for full orchestra, Finale has trouble assigning a new channel for the staff, and my…"
"Haha...nice article by Steve Vai, Will, with some interesting "wrinkles" that were new to me.
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"Page 3, 2nd measure you are writing below the low range for piccolo.
Page 15 you exceed upper ranges for both piccolo and flute. There are other occurrences where flutes are asked to play notes they can't. "
Page 15 you exceed upper ranges for both piccolo and flute. There are other occurrences where flutes are asked to play notes they can't. "
""The Mathematical Basis of the Arts," is a fascinating book, and I enjoyed owning it for a time. I didn't find his ideas on "scaling" intervals practical for me, personally, but that doesn't mean that someone else won't appreciate them. I have had a…"
"My first opera, "Ajax," by Sophocles, I translated myself -- from the Russian. When I first began translating Sophocles from Russian, I was a bit surprised at the "leanness" of the sentences, quite different from the florid language I recalled in…"
"I'm fine with strings and piano, if you feel comfortable with that medium. The only thing I can think to add, is a bottle of champagne, and some candlelight. I wouldn't hesitate however to write for full orchestra, if that is your bent. I am…"
"Oh...spicatto...I was going to say, because of the timbre of the patches you are using, it was difficult to distinguish at times whether the strings were playing pizzicato, or arco. However, although spicatto can be played at varying tempos, I don't…"
"To date, I have not located any music written to this particular poem by Wergeland. Grieg has a set of songs by Wergeland, but not this poem, (the last poem in the 6 song cycle is, "Last Spring," a different poem. There are also songs to his poems…"
"Thank you for your thoughtful remarks, Jon. MacIntosh bundles language fonts into their software. You can select a language, and it will configure the keyboard to the font language. I don't put on my resumé that I can type in Devangari, (नमस्ते !…"
"I would like to point out, that the translation located at archive dot org, translates only half the poem. My rough translation of the Wergeland poem, is as follows:
"To Spring"
O Spring! Spring! save me! No one has loved you more tenderly than…"
"To Spring"
O Spring! Spring! save me! No one has loved you more tenderly than…"
"Some slight changes from first posting....Volveránlasoscuros.mp3Volveránlasoscuros.pdf"
"I have found, for myself, that it is best not to have one set way to compose, and to be prepared to adapt to solve any particular compositional problems. Most (composition) texts suggest composing "top down" -- that is, working from melody, to…"
This picture was taken in the early to mid eighties. I am about 27 years old in this photograph.
