![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t want to write a total gimmick piece, or something that’s an arrangement of a folk song (are any of them left?), or something where the wind players are expected to play percussion or something silly like that. Right now, for example, I’m working on my first piece for young band ( Cheryl Floyd‘s group at Hill Country Middle School in Austin, Texas), and I’m trying to figure out how I can write a piece that’s playable without seeming trite or simplistic. “What is your process regarding a short score? What are the benefits? How do you do it? I’ve always orchestrated as I go along, but I’m wondering if that’s not the most effective method.”įirst, I spend a long time thinking about what a piece should do. “I’m wondering (after checking out your composition gear list) if you might be willing to share some info about your composing process – particularly how you integrate your DP/Finale/Kontakt in the early stages of a new work? Do you use paper at all? I ask because I have a similar setup (minus the totally sweet sample library, wow!) and I am trying to streamline my process, and get away from dancing between paper & computer, which is really inefficient.”īy coincidence, I received an email the next day from another composer, asking: ![]() I received an email today from Alexandra Gardner, a composer based in Washington, DC. ![]()
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