“Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.”
– Paul Johannes Tillich, German American theologian and philosopher
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God Mounts His Throne (setting ii) – Psalm 46 (47)
Title: God mounts his throne (Setting II) Text: Psalm 46 (47): 2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Composer: Greg Smith Instrumentation: SATB and organ Related products: – God mounts his throne (Setting II) – SATB, brass, and organ Product medium: PDF score and part SAMPLE:
Mozart’s musical aestheticsMozart’s comments on the musical style of his piano concertos (K. 413-415) portray his underlying aesthetic principle that music should be clear and accessible: I still have 2 concertos to write to complete my subscription concerts. – These concertos are a happy medium between what’s too difficult and too easy – they are Brilliant – […]
Learning“Learning makes a man fit company for himself.” — La Harpe Day, E. P. (1884) Day’s Collacon: An Encylopaedia of Prose Quotations. International Printing and Publishing Office, p. 498. Digitally archived at: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Qo\_Mhkcu8iAC, accessed 8 September 2021.
October from The Seasons (Tchaikovsky)Title: “October” from The Seasons, op. 37 bis Composer: Pytor Illich Tchaikovsky Arranger: Greg Smith Instrumentation: Cello quartet Product medium: PDF score and parts Sample:
The experience of composition“I am not suited to ‘writing music’. All has to be experienced.” -Jean Sibelius Cited in:Goss, Glenda (2009) “Sibelius”. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, p. 6.
Hoyt Curtain’s compositional processHoyt Curtin (1922-2000) was the primary composer for the Hanna Barbara studios. Popular theme songs he composed include The Flintstones, Top Cat, The Jetsons, Johnny Quest, Superfriends, Josie and the Pussycats, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, and The Smurfs. Of these, his favourite was The Flintsones, “I guess because it is a kick to hear musicians […]
Bassoon and pianoDo everything promptly“During a very busy life I have often been asked, How did you manage to do it all? The answer is very simple. It is because I did everything promptly. Procastination … is fatal.” Richard Tangye (1833-1903), British manufacter of engines and other heavy equipment. Thomas Sharper Knowlson, The Art of Success, London: F. Warne […]
Composing in the bathGustav Mahler recalled: After an illness, Bruckner was ordered by his doctor to take a daily hip-bath. Loath to waste time, he would take music paper and compose while in the tub. While absorbed in his work one day, the mother of Rudolf Kryzanowski, one of his pupils, knocked at the door. “Come in!” called […]
Fantasia on Ding Dong Merrily on HighComposer: Greg Smith (based on a 16th-century French melody)Title: Fantasia on Ding Dong Merrily on HighInstrumentation: Cello and piano Available from Sheet Music Direct and Sheet Music Plus. SAMPLES: