Any Old Music

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Extended my walk with the Dog and Son this morning to keep listening to this cracking "Radio 3 in Concert".

"Mari for Orchestra" by Bryce Dessner was fabulous.

It sent me into creative dazes, which is how I know something is hitting the spot.

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Happy 90th Birthday, John Williams.

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#JohnWilliams #JohnWilliams90 #filmcomposer #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #composition #composer #composers #orchestra #orchestral #orchestralmusic

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Investigating the majesty of the maestro prior to his 90th Birthday later this year.

How does John Williams arrange and develop his melodic ideas?

Let's take a look!

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A handy biographical introduction to John Luther Adams, a composer whose work I hope to cover later this year!

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Nice. Another certified banger from The Giacchino.

#TheBatman

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John Williams – Hedwig’s Theme (Bitesize Music Orchestration Analysis)
#musictheory #orchestration #musiccomposition #filmsoundtrack

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To be fair. If I could get out of chores by bringing a broomstick to life using magic I hadn't fully mastered, I'd give it a shot.

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The video will be published later today. But for those who prefer reading, here is this week's composition techniques article on Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
#musiccomposition #classicalmusic #musiccomposer #Orchestration #orchestra #musictheory
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Orchestrating Sci-fi: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) - Bernard Herrmann
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I thought I would have a crack at the #mystargirlscore, avoiding sample instruments (#ironic).

Using friends who volunteered on a Facebook "call to arms", I had great fun composing for an ensemble that I would not have picked ordinarily! @Spitfireaudio

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Nocturne No. 20 in C#-Minor, F. Chopin - Composition Technique

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#musiccomposition #composer #musictheory

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@realpinktank Cheers! :)

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This week I attempt to learn from Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers Overture by analysing and imitating her orchestration.
#musiccomposition #composition #orchestra #musiccomposer
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This weeks article (https://t.co/911j3snQs5), taking a look at Chopin's Nocturne No. 20 in C#-minor.

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“How shall one say…too many notes?” #chopin #nocturne #classicalmusic #musiccomposition

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Reading up on #creativity really helped me as a #composer, especially Amabile's Creativity in Context. I think its because it eased the imposter syndrome, making me realise that each attempt to compose is itself a learning process. #musiccomposition https://t.co/kMdFqzPSzw

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This weeks video, on Bach's Badinerie... or "Battinerie". Deciding how to pronounce it was as challenging as deciding how I should pronounce Baroque. https://t.co/p7aZvlVyVr https://t.co/mWywQjo93U

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A quote from this weeks Any Old Music article where I will be discussing Teresa Amabile's Creativity in Context.

#creativity #MusicComposer #composition #creating #creative #learning

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Conscious mind: “you must go to sleep now, to assure a long and healthy existence on this earth.”

Sub-conscious mind: “so you know that piece you’re working on. Well, you’re not going to believe this...”

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@the_beka Glad you liked it! I’ve got a part 2 coming out soon, focussing on composition technique.

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Thrilled by the responses to my first video on Bernard Herrmann's #filmmusic (well, TV music)!!

In this video, I look at Herrmann's #orchestration technique for #TheTwilightZone episode “Walking Distance”.

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#filmscore #filmcomposer #filmscoring