Classical Music Composition

I played a little improv off the theme of Mozart's K.361 Adagio this morning. I know it's not perfect, I still have a long way to go on the journey of playing the piano, but I still feel proud of it.

The Differences between Classical and Romantic Music What most of the public calls "classical music" covers a large amount of works, from the Medieval or Renaissance, or Baroque period all the way to modern experimental art music. The exact starting point of "classical music" would be contested depending on who one asks, but it is definitely several centuries in the past. The differences between Classical and Romantic-era music relate to the emotions evoked, modulation, chromaticism, historical and philosophical background, the place of music in society, and some economic factors. Classical period music typically has a light and pure, and from some more modern perspectives, emotionally simplistic emotional impact. There are many exceptions, like Mozart's Dissonant String Quartet, the Queen of the Night Aria, and some early Sturm Und Drang works, but the prevailing mood was the light perceived simplicity of musique galant . Harmony and modulation during the C...

I've been on Musescore for several years now, and managed to achieve some success on it through making a version of "The Devil went down to Georgia" with a viola in it to harmonize with the violin! (cue the jokes.) Sadly, I only have the free profile, otherwise there would be more than 20 compositions on it. My Youtube account has an unlimited amount of videos that would otherwise be on Musescore. Musescore is a great free music notation software and a lively community of composers and listeners. I recommend it. The Youtube videos you can send from Musescore are the best part of the free account, though. They make a nice scrolling graphic.  My Musescore Profile

There is a school of thought in regards to musical intervals and timbres which believes that there is no absolute truth or beauty in music, and that musical enjoyment  is only based on the preferences of the individual listener. One of the main arguments for musical relativism is the argument that music is not "noise", even extreme metal or experimental music, and that the intent as art is a sufficient cause for something to be appreciated as music. The result of this is that "music" can become so abstracted from the typical definition that typical noises heard in daily life, such a a rhythmic cooler humming or a loose car part that make a semi-predictable tapping sound, might end up on the threshold of "music" if they were performed in front of a live audience. My defense of the similarity of some music to noise should be somewhat clear by itself, but here is a picture of the waveforms of four different instruments: The flute's waveform is the cl...

Introduction Synthesizers are capable of a huge variety of sounds, and that's why I became so obsessed with them several years ago. Nearly any possible instrument or noise can be imitated, and they are capable of hundreds of unique sounds that don't exist in the real world, as well. I spent many hours turning knobs, renting different synths, and recording songs with them. But somehow, after a while, the novelty started to wear off. Sure, I still liked certain sounds, but after watching countless videos of people jamming with synths, I started to feel like just because they're capable of a huge scope of various things doesn't mean that the same things will actually produce the best type of music. Honestly, a portion of the music felt repetitive, boring, inhuman and derivative. Some synths are pejoratively nicknamed "bleep machines" and this felt all too true at times. Considering the money put into many synthesizers, I felt that the actual expressive musical va...