Composers Forum is a daily web log that allows invited contemporary composers to share their thoughts and ideas on any topic that interests them--from the ethereal, like how new music gets created, music history, theory, performance, other composers, alive or dead, to the mundane, like getting works played and recorded and the joys of teaching. If you're a professional composer and would like to participate, send us an e-mail.
Record companies, artists and publicists are invited to submit CDs to be considered for review. Send to: Jerry Bowles, Editor, Sequenza 21, 340 W. 57th Street, 12B, New York, NY 10019
All this talk about why some composers blog and others don’t reminds me of William Faulkner’s comment, “The stories you talk about are the ones you never write.” WF was referring to the problem creative artists have with discussing their works-in-progress: saying too much about a piece in its early stages can somehow stunt the growth process.
Is this true for the composers on this forum? Do you find it inhibiting to talk about a piece you are working on? I have only recently found myself able to share some of what I’m doing without jinxing the juices, but I’m still very cautious.
posted by Lawrence Dillon
12:00 PM
