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ComposerBastard has kept rather quiet and to himself these last couple of months, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been thinking about his work.  Sometimes, you hit a wall – not in the writing process, but in the arching philosophical question of what you want the piece to be or rather what [...]

Continue reading " Doors "

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Morning spent reviewing the opening phrases I had been working on; then, shifted gears and started taking a different tact – not scrapping but composing anew.
Worked on a bit of accompaniment.  Surprising how you have one idea and then you can’t seem to get it exactly what you want and you [...]

Continue reading " A Mind of It’s Own "

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Just about an hour and a half of work tonight on the more conjunct version of the opening notes.  Played around with phrasing but did not begin actually committing anything down to paper outside of the frame of line.  I was going to work on the second half a bit, but elected [...]

Continue reading " Steady State "

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I’m starting to force myself to look ahead to the fall and winter months, where the inspiration of hiding from plagues, heavy rains, and just the damn cold and darkness will keep me locked in doors huddled at my writing desk in anticipation of greater inspired works.
So, that easy statement is far [...]

Continue reading " Summer Sleep – almost "

I’ve been slow on these posts, simply matter of factly about them, as if the summer days were really closer together.  One day between the next, when weeks arch between thoughts…those ideals…that blend into smudges on paper, rather than real ideas.
Outside of the distraction of a few road trips, I’ve been spending my usual time [...]

Continue reading " Summer months "

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Trying to start the habit again of writing about whatever I am thinking about as it related to my own continual growth as a composer, or a virtual thinking one, I am back here at the old blog.  I guess its been almost 2 years since I started this thing.  Time really [...]

Continue reading " Back at the Helm "

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It’s been a while since I’ve been motivated to write anything here regarding music.  Part of this sleep has been the transition and imbalance in my mind on what I want to do with music in general – which I believe I have indicated well enough with my most recent rants and regurgitations.  Another [...]

Continue reading " A Long Sleep "

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I think I’ve been avoiding writing again on this blog for a number of reasons:  the aversion of committing to anything concrete and final regarding the changes to my own musical life; my growing disgust in some ways for the classical and contemporary music world; and maybe the fact that I no longer for some reason [...]

Continue reading " Changes "