Classical Music

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2009-11-18 Musical Composition, Theory, Songwriting, and - music theory - making a rhythm pattern:

Hello Annette, and thanks for being patient. You've got most of these right. If you're setting words to music, read them aloud a couple of times. Forget that you're speaking poetry, read them as if

2009-11-17 Musical Composition, Theory, Songwriting, and - Harmony in composition:

Hi Michael, Thanks very much for contacting me. As you rightly suggest towards the end of your message, this could be a complete course! But since neither of us have that much time on our hands, I'll

2009-11-17 Musical Composition, Theory, Songwriting, and - Octave Creep:

Hello Martin, I've never come across the term "octave creep", but I've listened to "Cherry Pink" on Youtube and you're talking about a glissando. The trumpet part starts with a second inversion arpeggio

2009-11-16 Classical Music - Classical Music in Aliens:

I wish I could give you an exact answer, but alien movies are creepy to me and I have never watched one! By your description, my guess is a nocturne by Chopin. Irish composer John Field wrote some

2009-11-16 Musical Composition, Theory, Songwriting, and - Time Signatures:

Hi Carlos, Thanks very much for contacting me. Well, I don't know why you have been asked to convert a 3/4 song into some other time signature, because it is perfectly good as it is! Ok then. Let's