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How would you describe the creative process?
There’s a lot of different ways to write music. One process is called writing by formula. Many classical and baroque musicians wrote along these
lines. Much like writing a research paper. You have the introduction, the main thesis or theme, and the basic outline for how you're supposed to write
it, and then you just fill in the gaps. The strict serialism, however, was started by Schoenberg, and he used it for the writing of atonal music. With this
more modern form, one has certain tone rows, or a series of tones, and they are used in certain ways to create a whole piece just from that one row.
The Romantics process is more free: write down whatever comes to the imagination. This tends to be more expressive, but the pieces can also
be less unified as a whole. Examples of Romantic composers are Mahler, Strauss, Wagner. A lot of composers use both type to some extent: the
more formal processes and the more free processes.
What do you usually do?
As for myself, sometimes I get an idea, and I don't know where it comes from, and I just write it down. Then, I work from that idea to create a whole
piece. Much of my music loosely conforms to formula.
Do you prefer one type of composition over another?
I use many different forms of composition. Just like a writer can write novels or short stories, and then many different types of novels, such as
science fiction or mystery, a composer has just as many options. The composer, however, has more freedom to move between genres. While a
science fiction write will usually only write science fiction, and a mystery novelist only write mysteries, the composer can write music in many different
forms and many different media, and with much easier crossover. They can write for film, TV, or can write sacred music or operatic, or concert music.
And even in one of these categories are a lot of options. Concert music is the type I especially like to write and it may be divided into music for solo
instrument, chamber ensemble, or orchestra.
There’s a lot of different ways to write music. One process is called writing by formula. Many classical and baroque musicians wrote along these
lines. Much like writing a research paper. You have the introduction, the main thesis or theme, and the basic outline for how you're supposed to write
it, and then you just fill in the gaps. The strict serialism, however, was started by Schoenberg, and he used it for the writing of atonal music. With this
more modern form, one has certain tone rows, or a series of tones, and they are used in certain ways to create a whole piece just from that one row.
The Romantics process is more free: write down whatever comes to the imagination. This tends to be more expressive, but the pieces can also
be less unified as a whole. Examples of Romantic composers are Mahler, Strauss, Wagner. A lot of composers use both type to some extent: the
more formal processes and the more free processes.
What do you usually do?
As for myself, sometimes I get an idea, and I don't know where it comes from, and I just write it down. Then, I work from that idea to create a whole
piece. Much of my music loosely conforms to formula.
Do you prefer one type of composition over another?
I use many different forms of composition. Just like a writer can write novels or short stories, and then many different types of novels, such as
science fiction or mystery, a composer has just as many options. The composer, however, has more freedom to move between genres. While a
science fiction write will usually only write science fiction, and a mystery novelist only write mysteries, the composer can write music in many different
forms and many different media, and with much easier crossover. They can write for film, TV, or can write sacred music or operatic, or concert music.
And even in one of these categories are a lot of options. Concert music is the type I especially like to write and it may be divided into music for solo
instrument, chamber ensemble, or orchestra.
