Episode 8 of the Art of Composing Podcast. In this episode, find out why you need to learn about musical form, and what exactly makes musical form so powerful. We also analyze the 1st Movement to …
April 2012 Compositions
I thought I'd post about my own composing activities, which is something that I haven't done a whole lot. Composing is a funny thing sometimes, because what you plan out, isn't always what you end up …
The Building Blocks of Musical Form
Musical form is the study of how pieces of music are put together. When composing, we have an almost infinite amount of choices we could make about what to do in our music. This thought can be …
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The Process of Composing a Symphony
Have you ever experienced that you wanted to express in music, because it could not be explained adequately with words? Music is an incredible thing, that can often express the ineffable, but how …
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The Different Sides of Musical Form
Musical Form In All Its Glory Musical Form is very important in music and is often neglected. People want to go straight into writing a piece of music, without a plan, and just let the music take …
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