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What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?: Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles, Other

What is your favorite genre or style of music?: Romantic or Impressionist... I don't want to choose!

Is music your main income source?: Yes!

Where do you live?: London

About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.: I am currently a student of music, with aspirations of finding a career as a proffesional composer in the future. I write orchestral music and contemporary music and love all music to my very core.

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The end of the research period...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Abraham Fabella Aug 14, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes

I've recently been comissioned to write a 12 tone piece for orchestra by a teacher of mine; an oppurtinity I accepted with zeal. So, I've listened to the second viennese school, Rochberg, Wuorinen,…Continue

Help with MIDI

Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Gleibman Apr 30, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I've run off some midis of my compositions, but they sound abisimal... Is there anything I can do about that for free? It needs to be something I can do from home. I cant open it in Sibelius 6 or…Continue

Tags: midi

Composition Degrees

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Alpiar Aug 25, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Firstly, hello! My name is James and I'm new here. I wasn't really sure where this discussion belonged, so I put it here, since business of composing seemed the most appropriate. The thing is, I am…Continue

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I'm rather tired...

Posted on May 3, 2010 at 2:10pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

After a hard day of wandering around London with a 30 strong troop of goths, I am all worn out! I have college tomorrow so I should get off to bed, but somehow I know I wont be crawling up to my abode until near midnight...

Pondering my options...

Posted on April 26, 2010 at 3:55pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

I'm at somewhat of a loose end it seems. I have finished my symphonic poem: "Son Coeur Est Un Luth Suspendu" based on the short story, The Fall of The House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. So now I'm looking around at my notebooks and the such like wondering where to go from here... I have two movements of a suite written and some other bits and pieces (most of a prelude for a string quarter, but I don't much like it). I know in my heart that I should really put composition on hold and focus on my… Continue