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"I thought your website was very well done and easy to navigate. From what I understand, one of the most important things about a site is being able to have your name as the domain name so that's obviously a plus for you as well. In fact you gave me…"
"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…"
"I've heard good things about Finale although I use Sibelius and love it. It can do just about anything and the newer versions even have a feature to record an audio file once the score is notated."
"Thanks for the excellent resource. I'm not a violinist either so this will help a great deal!"
"I know it seems boring or frustrating to use older forms in newer music but I think that's what gives music its logic. If I am writing a larger work I often start with Sonata-allegro (adding a coda at the end makes it very interesting!) and go from…"
"Hi Peter its great youre experimenting with different styles. The more we expand in doing this the more balanced we are. I started studying piano actually when I was 13 and my teacher also taught me theory and harmony. I later went on to study…"
"Thanks guys! I appreciate your feedback very much. I recorded it at Jungle Room studio which is in Los Angeles but since then Ive purchased a Tascam DP-02 digital portastudio (I highly recommend one) and I always use 2 mics when I record (one for…"
"First fugue, go ahead with the challenge :-). I've been on and off working on one myself."
"Its a very good piece of music. I dont feel that the themes lend themselves to a very strict form, though the themes themselves can go either which way in this case.
There were some moments that were had a very mysterious quality which I enjoyed…"
There were some moments that were had a very mysterious quality which I enjoyed…"
"Have you thought of using several shorter movements to form a sort of suite? Ive found this lends itself to 12-tone music as in music by Schoenberg. How long is the composition supposed to be?"
"Thanks for your experience! I always enjoy hearing about other composer's experiences and I'll also definately check out Hindemith's fugue mentioned"
"if you interested in more "modern" fugues, you should study "Ludus tonalis" from Hindemith"
"Great to see you exploring various musical styles."
"I've actually already written the exposition as of this morning but there seems to be little direction as far as the episodic development. Nowhere have I read about a recapitulation or conclusion to the fugue."
"I studied counterpoint for 2 years early on in my studies but know only a little about Messiaen. I have written canons, inventions, and other polyphonic works but a fugue is more complex and my intention is to use it as a movement for a larger work.…"
"what experiences or studies do you have in counterpoint? do you know the meaning of Messiaen about the importance of fugue for music of today?"
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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?