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| Finding
Inspiration for Interactive Music Composition |
| computer-music.com
| By Donald S. Griffin |
* Introduction
* Begin With A Strong Foundation
* Gather Musical Examples As Reference Points
* …Then Try Isolating Yourself From The Musical World
* Start By Taking "Baby Steps"
* Visualization & Audiolization
* Let the Instruments Compose Their Own Parts
* Tricks or Treats?
* Desperate Measures :-)
* Occasionally Get A Bird’s Eye View
* Storing Nuts for a Rainy Day
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| Music
Well |
| Music
Composer - Dosia McKay - Reflections on Music, Art, and Life |
Listen to his compositions | |
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| Vincent
Ho's Arctic Symphony |
| New
Composition Will Use Canada's Ice For Inspiration | "Rather
than laughing about the snowy conditions in Canada, the 33-year-old Vincent
Ho is writing what could be the very first Arctic Symphony. The Ottawa-born
composer is currently the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's composer-in-residence
and has been commissioned to write a symphony on his travels to the North."
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| Inspiration
-- Music Composition Studio |
| "Are
you a composer or songwriter seeking inspiration? Would information, books,
tools, issues, etc., all revolving around the theme of musical inspiration
or inspiration in general be useful to you?
Wonderful!
This page will grow and provide more and more resources, but for now, I'll
offer a bit of a contemplation." |
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| Composing
Insights: Inspiration and Developing Ideas |
| "I
have created this site in order to provide performers, listeners and composers
with a description of a composer's experiences with the creative process.
The posts will provide discussions of the inspirations, challenges, and
successes of a composer from the inception of the piece to the culmination
in performance. I will provide a link to where you can see and hear the
works in progress. Comments and questions are always welcomed. " |
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| Wikipedia:
Artistic Inspiration |
| Definition
, non-specific to music.
# 1
Ancient models of inspiration
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2 Enlightenment and Romantic models of inspiration
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3 Modernist and modern concepts of inspiration |
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| Inspiration
in Music |
| innergameofmusic.com
| David Darling | "Throughout the years David Darling
has collaborated with a wide variety of international artists" | |
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| Turning
silence into sound - Composers talk about inspiration |
hsc.csu.edu.au
| "Some people believe God created heaven and earth. Others believe
the universe exploded
into
reality. Creation in the hands of mortals is easier to explain. Or is it?
| AMBER DE NARDI found out when she asked three leading Australian
composers about the forces that inspire them."| |
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| Brahms'
Rules of Musical Composition |
| "Welcome.
Here you will discover some interesting insight into the great composer
Johannes Brahms's mind regarding his philosophy and techniques on composing
and inspiration. As well as a special link which demonstrates the other
great composers' thoughts on their inspiration. Very informative to those
who wish to discover the inner workings of these great genius' minds. Plus
an exhaustive bibliography is included listing some very important books
in the complete art of music, including film scoring." | |
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| Composing
Music - Inspiration and Creativity |
| ezinearticles.com
| By Edward Droscher | "Starting a composition is a difficult
task. Getting your inspirations, thinking creatively, applying your creative
thoughts to your music and supplementing your ideas with additional composition
are all difficult tasks to accomplish.
For
starters, your current state of mind will greatly affect the music you
right – whether you feel angry, joyful or sad chances are your musical
composition will in some way reflect this mood." |
| WannaLearn.com |
| Fine
Arts : Music : Composition | Relevant websites found
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| Inspiration:
Variations on a Theme |
| by
Ryan Whirty | indiana.edu/~rcapub | Research &
Creative Activity | "Artistic inspiration comes in different
forms for different people. Indiana University Bloomington senior Alexandra
du Bois, for example, draws encouragement for her music from current events
and the feelings they stir in her." | |
| Composing:
inspiration or invitation? |
| soundjunction.org
| "A new composition may come complete in a flash of inspiration,
or it may take much longer to form. Jazz composer Jason Yarde explains
how he goes about creating a new piece of music" | |
| Tan
Hainu - Music Composer |
| "If
someday Tan Hainu lost everything in her world, inspiration and technique
of music composition will remain rich in her mind. She believes genuinely
innovative music composers mean to create their own style musical language
and strive toward the conception of a new technique of music system and
a new aesthetic philosophy" | |
| Lecture:
Indian Music in Western Composition |
| ensemble-modern.com
| "for the past 200 years Western art musicians have turned to Indian
art music traditions for musical models, aesthetic ideas and plain melodic
and rhythmic inspiration, in India - from the 1920s onwards - mainly popular
musicians have studied popular musics of the West: to draw sounds, composition
techniques, instrumental skills and aesthetic possibilities from them"
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| COMPOSITIONAL
INSPIRATION (Guitar News Weekly |
| guitarsite.com
| by Will Landrum |
- Having
trouble writing new songs?
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Having trouble writing your first song?
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Having trouble being happy with what you just composed?
These
are challenges that most of us face when we break away from imitating our
heroes and begin the next phase of musical maturity by writing and playing
all original music. |
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| What
Is A Composer? |
| The
Philadelphia Orchestra | "Aim: Through the thoughts and insights
of Amy Scurria and Steve Heitzeg, students are able to get in-depth exposure
to the craft of music creation" | |
| Frequently
Asked Questions |
| stevebartamusic.com
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What
is Steve Barta Music?
Why
aren't you with a major record label?
Is
it better for a musician to live in NY or L.A.?
Why
did you decide to become a Pianist and Composer?
What
is your music education?
Who
were your early influences?
Who
are your classical influences?
What
do you think is your greatest gift?
How
long does it take to write a composition?
What
inspires you?
How
did you learn to arrange and compose for orchestra?
Do
you ever get writer's block?
What
is it like to compose a new composition?
Why
don't you work the club scene?
What
do you like about performing?
Do
you consider yourself a jazz player?
What
advice can you give to an aspiring musician?
What
inspired you to write The Source? |
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