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Wow! It's quite hard to believe just how quickly time has flown. Looking at the last post date, I know it has been two months since my...
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Dress Rehearsal
With the ensemble in the performance venue and only hours until the premiere, the focus of the dress rehearsal was maximizing the visual...
Preparing the Audience
Preparing an audience to listen to a new composition is a daunting task. I never want to be too prescriptive - or, really, prescriptive...
Preparing for a Premiere (Part 2)
And here is part 2 of Imogen's writings on her preparations, this time focusing on the many techniques required to play this concerto....
First Two Rehearsals
Possibly the trickiest aspect of composition is the fact that it is all in your head until the first rehearsal. Sure, you can write it...
The First Meeting
It's hard to believe, but this is the first time I'm speaking to Toby in person. (For context: we have been working on making this...
Preparing for a Premiere (Part 1)
This project is all about perspectives. While I (Alex) as the composer have inevitably monopolized the blog, Imogen has written two...
Preparing Parts Part 2: An Exercise in Perspective
In part 1 I took a broad view on the topic of performance parts. Here, in the second post on the subject, I'll review the unique...
Preparing Parts Part 1: Acknowledging the Task
Parts: that mountain of work you have to do after you think you're done with a piece. Yep, the sweet victory of the recent completion has...
Movement II
Much like my commentary on the third movement, I'll keep it succinct. Movement II is a scherzo. It is short, fast, and perverse...
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