Aphorisms for Composers – June 2018

June 26, 2018

Recurring dreams about going back to school to study composition suggest possibilities. New input? New forms/fashions? New necessities?

June 12-17, 2018

Eights and Nines

Without support, without deferred judgement, new work dies. (June 17, 2018)
Is temperature a musical parameter? Hot, warm, cool, cold? (June 15, 2018)
No matter how remote, bring it to the surface, OR
Thoughts in the deep must come up for air. (June 15, 2018)
Flaws are important; mistakes can work; take stock often. (June 12, 2018)

June 7, 2018

Finding the right sonority in the right rhythm at the right time is almost as satisfying as finding the right footwear. Forward motion is the idea.

June 6, 2019

Doing stuff in order to do stuff takes so much energy that you’re often too tired in the end to actually do the stuff.