Questions tagged [composers]
Composers is a tag that describes questions about individual composers and their works. For matters of composition itself, see 'composition'.
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Is it theoretically possible to compose music with PC or laptop?
Assume someone installed music software on his/her computer, is it possible for the person to be a composer?
I had experience some music teacher saying it isn't possible without real instrument.
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How to transition from solo classical jazz training into composing RnB songs?
I have an advanced background in jazz piano in solo and small ensemble settings. I've played for many years in this capacity, and now I'd like to transition into composing RnB music. I'm not clear ...
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What does each part of a composition mean and do they makeup different “melodic pieces” (theme, subject)?: riff, lick, motif, phrase, ostinato
So basically, how many bars are each of these words and how many notes are typically in each part, and, are there more pieces that i’m missing? Like say we have a lick/riff is the smallest unit of a ...
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Among traditions of world music, is European classical the only one with a tradition of separate composer roles?
Over the past century and a half of Western classical music, there has been a dichotomy between the role of the composer and the performer. Has this tendency occurred commonly in other music ...
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Why the similarity between these sections from Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns?
I noticed that part of Saint-Saëns' Africa (1891) sounds very similar to Tchaikovsky's Concert Fantasia (1884), and was wondering whether they were friends/contemporaries during their lives so would ...
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I want to learn transcribing music, where should I start? [closed]
I found a music notation app called Musescore, I fell in love with exploring it and started recreating music scores from another user's score for my practice, and also I started to learn video ...
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Does anyone actually compose using Lilypond? And do people usually compose by line or bar/beat?
It is really annoying and tedious and slow. Are people using it to compose from scratch? Is it meant for composing from scratch, or as a music engraver ie. COPYING or TRANSPOSING etc. and NOT write ...
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Examples of neutral lines
I have been reading Alan Belkin's book "Musical Composition". In the first chapter titled motifs he mentions the use of what is called "Neutral Lines" which are parts between ...
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Regarding the music notation symbol "simili"
I have been researching the music notation symbol "simili" after coming across it in the piano score for Debussy's "Passepied" from the "Suite bergamasque".
The score ...
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Which of the great composers wrote expression markings in German?
I am used to expression markings being written in Italian. For example this list is mostly Italian (and English). I recently learned about a high school level music exam where they have to learn the ...
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Should a conductor ever assume that they will be premiering a piece?
Here's the story. A conductor I know offered to look at my work. He shared with me what he thought would work particularly well. I found an old sketch and tailored to fit the strengths of his [...
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Doubt on the women production in "classical music" [closed]
Just to be very clear about my question. When I wrote the question I was thinking in:
I heard that John Williams was inspired by Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
I wanted to find similar pieces ...
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What differentiates Mozart from Clementi as composers for piano?
Mozart and Clementi were composing for piano in similar styles at the same time and both were considered greats of their day.
The contemporary view, broadly speaking, is that Mozart is the superior ...
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Did Stravinsky ever work backwards?
I've always been intrigued by this little passage in Stravinsky's "Fireworks" (op. 4). It seems to me to be many things all at once, each masterfully handled. It's a nifty little canon, a ...
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Do composer writing groups exist?
I was listening to a lecture series aimed at young (university-level) writers. The instructor, who was himself a successful, well-known, published author, gave real-world advice to his students both ...
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