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
The compositional process may be broken down into three stages: starting, continuing and finishing. Each stage has its own challenges and rewards, and every composer addresses each stage in a unique way. Some composers have a hard time starting a new piece, but once they begin, the work flies by. Others can start pieces by the bushel, but have a hard time deciding when they are done.
What’s your favorite part? The initial inspiration? Working through the details? Watching the last page spit out of the printer?
posted by Lawrence Dillon
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