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Making Mozart Scary
https://youtu.be/koD3yIU7Gm4 Welcome to a journey into the heart of orchestration! In this exclusive video, composer and instructor George Marshall reveals…
The Art of Composing for String Quartet: A Guide for Beginners
The Art of Composing for String Quartet: A Guide for Beginners String quartet music has been a favorite of composers…
Anatomy of the Orchestra by Norman Del Mar (Book Review)
Norman Del Mar’s engaging and informative writing provides unique insights into instrumentation and the lived experience of a knowledgeable conductor…
“How do I orchestrate a piece of music?” (5-tips.)
Orchestrating a piece of music is a rewarding process that requires a combination of creativity, technical expertise, and practical skills…
Nocturne No. 19 in E-Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (Analysis) – Friederich Chopin
A complete analysis of Nocturne No. 19, looking at form, structure, harmony and melody.
Gilderoy Lockhart – John Williams (Impromptu Melodic Analysis)
An impromptu analysis of the comedic melodies John Williams created to underscore the devious, Gilderoy Lockhart, in Harry Potter and…
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Salut D’amour – Edward Elgar (Music Composition Technique Analysis)
Orchestrating a Swashbuckler: The Wreckers Overture (Ethel Smyth)
This is Berk – How To Train Your Dragon (Dreamworks) – John Powell (Music Analysis – Composition Technique)
Arvo Pärt – Für Alina (Bitesize Music Composition Analysis)
Introduction and Allegro for Strings (Edward Elgar) – String Orchestration
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (Bitesize Orchestration Analysis)
Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, F. Chopin – Composition Analysis
Nocturne No. 19 in E-Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (Analysis) – Friederich Chopin
Dives and Lazarus (RVW) – String Orchestration
The Lark Ascending (Music Composition Analysis) – Ralph Vaughan Williams (Article 1 – Lessons in Harmony)
George Frideric Handel – Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks – Bitesize Music Composition Analysis
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas (Music Composition Techniques Analysis)
5 ways of Understanding woodwinds
Learning from John Williams – Recomposing Flag Parade
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” – Orchestrating Variety – Bitesize Orchestration Analysis
Bernard Herrmann “The Merry-go-round” from “Walking Distance” (Bitesize Music Composition Analysis)
Making Mozart Scary
How can you use Tintinnabuli to compose your own music?
Walking Distance (The Twilight zone: S1, E5) – Bernard Herrmann – Part 1: Instrumentation & Orchestration
Gilderoy Lockhart – John Williams (Impromptu Melodic Analysis)
Le Papillon (from Chantefleurs et Chantefables) – Witold Lutosławski – Composition Technique
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)
Sogno di Volare – Music Composition Techniques
Aaron Copland – “Simple Gifts” (Appalachian Spring / Ballet for Martha) – Bitesize Music Composition Analysis
The Flag Parade – Music Composition Techniques
Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No. 2 – B-Minor) – J. S. Bach – Composition Technique
3 lessons from arranging London Bridge for orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – K. 304, K. 448 & k. 550: varying repetitions – bitesize Composition analysis
The Day the Earth Stood Still, Bernard Herrmann – Orchestration Technique
The Art of Composing for String Quartet: A Guide for Beginners
Mozart’s E-Minor Violin Sonata, K. 304: music composition techniques
“Walking Distance” (The Twilight Zone: S1, E5) – Bernard Herrmann – Part 2 – Composition Technique
How to repeat melodies without them getting boring… [Video]
Nocturne from Scénes de la Fôret – Mélanie Bonis
Bizet’s Farandole (L’Arlesienne No.2): music composition techniques
Creativity in Context (Teresa Amabile)
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No. 1 Op. 9 – Developing Melody – Bitesize Composition Analysis
Fawkes the Phoenix – John Williams (Music Composition Analysis – Arrangement, melody and melodic development)
Troika from Lieutenant Kijé (suite) (1934) – Sergei Prokofiev
Spiegel im Spiegel – Arvo Pärt
Overcoming Writer’s Block: an Essay
Für Alina – Composition Techniques
5 Music Books I would Take into Exile
Anatomy of the Orchestra by Norman Del Mar (Book Review)
“How do I orchestrate a piece of music?” (5-tips.)
Arabesque No. 1 – Claude Debussy (Music Composition Analysis)
Creativity and Art (Book Recommendation)
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