Insights into Music Composition

__Insights into Music Composition__ is a guide and source of inspiration for beginning students of music composition. Drawing on perspectives from a range of experienced composers, the book introduces readers to the compositional process, emphasizing how to think about creating a piece of music from beginning to end by providing not only a survey of methods but also an understanding of the overarching context for composition. The authors present student composers with the tools to develop their own voice, covering topics such as: * methods for harnessing inspiration and creativity * how to give shape, context, and meaning to a piece of music and create moments that audiences will remember * the value in exploring the music of other cultures and music's interdisciplinarity * atonal and 12-tone techniques and the roles of form and style * the benefits and pitfalls of student-teacher relationships and the importance of building relationships with performers Combining content from class scenarios with discussion questions, practical exercises, an annotated guide of online resources, and a glossary of terms, the text's flexible structure allows chapters to be read through in order or drawn on by topic. Clear and accessible, __Insights into Music Composition__ is an ideal resource for all students and instructors of music composition. Insights into Music Composition is a guide and source of inspiration for beginning students of music composition. Drawing on perspectives from a range of experienced composers, the book introduces readers to the compositional process, emphasizing how to think about creating a piece of music from beginning to end by providing not only a survey of methods but also an understanding of the overarching context for composition. The authors present student composers with the tools to develop their own voice, covering topics such as Combining content from class scenarios with discussion questions, practical exercises, an annotated guide of online resources, and a glossary of terms, the text’s flexible structure allows chapters to be read through in order or drawn on by topic. Clear and accessible, Insights into Music Composition is an ideal resource for all students and instructors of music composition. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Table of Contents 6 Preface 8 Acknowledgements 10 1 Inspiration and Creativity 12 2 Universal Principles 18 3 Compositional Process: Getting Started 23 4 Development of Musical Ideas 31 5 Building Upon Prior Music: Plagiarism, Quotes, Techniques 38 6 Technique, Notation 43 7 Lyrics, Prosody, Singers 50 8 Form, Texture, Style, and Harmonic Language 57 9 Writing Atonal and 12-Tone Music 67 10 Global Perspective: Cultural Influences 77 11 Interdisciplinarity 81 12 Listening Critically 90 13 Diverse Perspectives on Composition 94 14 Subjectivity, Sensitivity, and Professor-Student Mentorship 100 15 Getting Successful Performances 110 16 Online Resources 116 Glossary 124 Index 127 music,composition;,creativity;,inspiration;,composition;,composing;,composing,music;,music,techniques;,instrumentation;,creative,process music composition,creativity,inspiration,composition,composing,composing music,music techniques,instrumentation,creative process "Insights into Music Composition is a guide and source of inspiration for beginning students of music composition. Drawing on perspectives from a range of experienced composers, the book introduces readers to the compositional process, emphasizing how to think about creating a piece of music from beginning to end by providing not only a survey of methods but an understanding of the overarching context for composition. The authors present student composers with the tools to develop their own voice, covering topics such as: methods for harnessing inspiration and creativity; how to give shape, context, and meaning to a piece of music and create moments that audiences will remember; the value in exploring the music of other cultures and music's interdisciplinarity; atonal and 12-tone techniques and the roles of form and style; the benefits and pitfalls of student-teacher relationships and the importance of building relationships with performers Combining content from class scenarios with discussion questions, practical exercises, an annotated guide of online resources, and a glossary of terms, the text's flexible structure allows chapters to be read through in order or drawn on by topic. Clear and accessible, Insights into Music Composition is an ideal resource for all students and instructors of music composition"-- Provided by publisher