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Let's see how this will go: I dedicate this thread to sketches, thoughts, brainstorming, and perhaps a polished "work" or 2 that you'd like to hear some feed back on. Specifically something other than composition (since we have a whole sub-forum dedicated to that). Writing, visual art maybe...

What is the best place to write reviews about classical music in? Hi, I know I can write reviews, Opinions etc. on this forum, But I thought about a more suitable platform like a blog maybe. I am a musician and I have an urge to write reviews about pieces/certain recordings etc. Any advice...

A bit of background. At the time this article was written, Copland had already written both his early, more difficult works, inspired by Stravinsky, and also his New Deal-era populist works (also inspired by Stravinsky, just more diatonic). A few years later the critic Henry Pleasants was to...

What was Schoenberg trying to achieve? I've seen a bunch of articles on how he intended it to be performed but what I don't seem to understand is the -why-? Did he ever write about what the point was? What he was trying to express?

Mae West is supposed to have said, 'Keep a diary, and some day it'll keep you.' But I doubt if anyone would want to read my ramblings. I have kept a diary when I was younger, but now I just sometimes make entries in a notebook about important occurrences. When I was younger, I did have...

I've been wanting to write a piece for my high school string ensemble within a certain timeframe (i.e. 5-6 months, possibly). What are techniques I need to know to make sure I can write one properly and have any idea what I'm doing. I'm competent in voice leading and harmony + chord...

I've long held a fascination with and admiration for James Agee's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915". He wrote it in one 90 minute writing session, and likened the process to improvisation in jazz: made up on the spot, take or leave it. And for the most part, he stuck to his plan, editing it very...

If you were to be famous for one of the reasons mentioned in the poll, what would you like to be noted for? Write a brief profile of this famous alter ego of yours, and how s/he excelled. Describe your style of singing and the operatic roles you excelled in. Or describe the sort of orchestral...

I'm looking to improve on what I can write, and also to change my style a bit, I feel as though I am in a rut, and do not know how to get out of it, and I thought here might be the best place to ask. So, how do I go about improving on what I can do? I already write, and improvise a good deal, I...

Glenn gould composed this piece: "So you want to write a fuge" What do you think about it?