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Woodwinds do it for themselves

  • October 20, 2021
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So what does it take to compose a piece of music for a woodwind ensemble? I took a song with the feel of a traditional show tune and arranged it for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. It was a lot of fun.
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Getting down to brass tracks

  • September 7, 2021
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What does it take to write a piece for a brass ensemble? And what sort of music works best? We take the first steps to finding out.
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Amanecer – a Phrygian dawn

  • August 30, 2021
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This duet for violin and cello evokes a new dawn. It also has quite a Spanish feel. So why is that?
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Tentative steps towards atonality

  • August 23, 2021
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Anton von Webern
Atonal music has no key and does not conform to Western musical traditions. For most composers, to create atonal music is like starting again. This post shares my first baby steps.
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Showing my romantic side

  • August 10, 2021
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Call me a Philistine, but I find the music of the baroque and classical periods a little too formulaic and, frankly, boring. For a rationalist, I'm a romantic when it comes to music, so I'm hoping my second piece for string quartet reflects that.
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Is there a baroque musician hidden inside you?

  • August 2, 2021
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Describes my journey from rock to baroque as I put aside the guitars and drums to try my hand at composing for a string quartet.
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