Month: October 2020
Strategize your catalog
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From my composition teachers, I’ve heard two schools of thought regarding a composers’ catalog. You could try to have works for certain ensembles in your…
Icicle Harvest revisited
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Icicle Harvest by adam scott neal Icicle Harvest is a 60-minute composition. While this might sound like it’s some kind of “magnum opus,” I think…
Reflecting on my wind band music
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Wind band is a genre I grew up playing but didn’t aspire to compose for a long, long time. But my focus as a composer…
About Calls for Scores
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You’ve likely had a composition teacher encourage you to submit your music to “Calls for Scores.” These are announcements by presenting organizations who seek repertoire…