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Subject(s)

• Composition (Music) [Browse]
• Music [Browse]

Editor

• Young, Toby, 1990- [Browse]

Series

• Cambridge companions to music. [More in this series]
• Cambridge companions to music. Topics [More in this series]

Summary note

There are as many ways of creating music as there are composers in the world, with a vast array of possible methods and practices. This book provides essential critical and practical tools for composers as they try to navigate this complex landscape, whilst also offering provocations for practitioners discovering their own voices and solidifying their place in their musical communities. Designed to be a companion in the truest sense, the book offers practical support throughout the creative process and thought-provoking insights on technical questions for a range of compositional approaches.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 May 2024).

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Part I. Creative Processes.
• Inspiration / Howard Skempton
• From space to sound : analysis as a compositional tool / Robert Saxton
• Ex uno plures : strategies of linear expansion / Kenneth Hesketh
• Instruments and invention / Tonia Ko
• 'Uncovered Grave' : From sketch to score / Julian Anderson
• Part II. Technique(s).
• Composing for ensemble / Cheryl Frances-Hoad
• Composing for orchestra / Roberto Sierra
• Composing for voice / Toby Young
• Composing for choir / David Bednall
• Composing for stage / Nico Muhly
• Composing for the screen / Debbie Wiseman
• Part III. Styles, Conventions, and Issues.
• Dots, squiggles, and words : notation in recent music / Christopher Fox
• Sonorities and spectra / Christian Mason and Jon Hargreaves
• Electronic composition : histories and affordances / Lauren Redhead
• Transcultural composing / Raymond You
• Nothing new under the sun : composition as adaptation / Cecilia Livingston
• Composition and ecological listening / Liza Lim
• Part IV. Building a Career.
• Finding your voice / Eleanor Alberga
• Beyond the notes : how to tell your story, and who needs to know / Naomi Belshaw
• Practical advice for emerging composers / Hollie Harding and Toby Young.

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ISBN

• 9781108934770
• 1108934773
• 9781108923736
• 1108923739
• 9781108917933
• 1108917933

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