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Morning Mood Analysis: How Grieg Turns One Idea into Endless Music
Morning Mood Analysis: How Grieg Turns One Idea into Endless Music A Composer’s Guide to Morning Mood Analysis Edvard Grieg’s…
How to Orchestrate a Melody: The Six Essential Approaches
O Little Town of Bethlehem: A Musical Analysis
Les Biches (RM25-6) – Francis Poulenc
Musical Moments is a new series where I focus on larger works—whether in orchestration, length, or complexity—and zoom in on…
How to Write Fourth Species Counterpoint: A Comprehensive Guide
Fourth Species Counterpoint is a type of music composition that focuses on creating counterpoint through suspension and syncopation, which means…
Starting to Compose With Counterpoint: Guide to Writing Combined 1st and 2nd Species Counterpoints
Combining 1st and 2nd species counterpoint is where we truly start to unlock counterpoint’s potential as a tool for enhancing…
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The Day the Earth Stood Still, Bernard Herrmann – Orchestration Technique
Sogno di Volare – Music Composition Techniques
3 lessons from arranging London Bridge for orchestra
Le Papillon (from Chantefleurs et Chantefables) – Witold Lutosławski – Composition Technique
Nocturne from Scénes de la Fôret – Mélanie Bonis
George Frideric Handel – Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks – Bitesize Music Composition Analysis
Bernard Herrmann “The Merry-go-round” from “Walking Distance” (Bitesize Music Composition Analysis)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (Bitesize Orchestration Analysis)
Mozart’s E-Minor Violin Sonata, K. 304: music composition techniques
Bizet – Guiraud – Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 (Bitesize Composition Analysis)
J. S. Bach – Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B-minor) (Bitesize Composition Analysis)
The Art of Composing for String Quartet: A Guide for Beginners
Gilderoy Lockhart – John Williams (Impromptu Melodic Analysis)
Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No. 2 – B-Minor) – J. S. Bach – Composition Technique
5 ways of Understanding woodwinds
Für Alina – Composition Techniques
Nocturne No. 19 in E-Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (Analysis) – Friederich Chopin
The Lark Ascending (Music Composition Analysis) – Ralph Vaughan Williams (Article 1 – Lessons in Harmony)
Creativity and Art (Book Recommendation)
“Walking Distance” (The Twilight Zone: S1, E5) – Bernard Herrmann – Part 2 – Composition Technique
Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, F. Chopin – Composition Analysis
Morning Mood Analysis: How Grieg Turns One Idea into Endless Music
Overcoming Writer’s Block: an Essay
Troika from Lieutenant Kijé (suite) (1934) – Sergei Prokofiev
Bizet’s Farandole (L’Arlesienne No.2): music composition techniques
How to Write Third Species Counterpoint: A Comprehensive Guide
How to Orchestrate a Melody: The Six Essential Approaches
Learning from John Williams – Recomposing Flag Parade
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” – Orchestrating Variety – Bitesize Orchestration Analysis
How to repeat melodies without them getting boring… [Video]
Making Mozart Scary
Introduction and Allegro for Strings (Edward Elgar) – String Orchestration
How can you use Tintinnabuli to compose your own music?
Aaron Copland – “Simple Gifts” (Appalachian Spring / Ballet for Martha) – Bitesize Music Composition Analysis
O Little Town of Bethlehem: A Musical Analysis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – K. 304, K. 448 & k. 550: varying repetitions – bitesize Composition analysis
How to Write First Species Counterpoint: A Comprehensive Guide
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No. 1 Op. 9 – Developing Melody – Bitesize Composition Analysis
5 Music Books I would Take into Exile
Fawkes the Phoenix – John Williams (Music Composition Analysis – Arrangement, melody and melodic development)
How to Write Second Species Counterpoint: A Comprehensive Guide
This is Berk – How To Train Your Dragon (Dreamworks) – John Powell (Music Analysis – Composition Technique)
Arvo Pärt – Für Alina (Bitesize Music Composition Analysis)
Dives and Lazarus (RVW) – String Orchestration
How to Write Fourth Species Counterpoint: A Comprehensive Guide
Les Biches (RM25-6) – Francis Poulenc
Salut D’amour – Edward Elgar (Music Composition Technique Analysis)
“How do I orchestrate a piece of music?” (5-tips.)
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas (Music Composition Techniques Analysis)
Spiegel im Spiegel – Arvo Pärt
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