Why compose? Trying to finish Henry and Jani; editing; transitions, doubts, influences
Laughing while playing first page corrections. No one will ever play this, but me. No one will listen to my music, but me. Well, some...
During a visit to her mother, Red Riding Hood happens upon the Big, Bad Wolf
Red Riding Hood: I traipsed off to my mother’s nursing home to practice. I found my mother in the dining room and told her I was going to...
Get it Finished
I am almost done, having cast off more notation, more ideas than is contained in the present final. Editing with a chain saw. Heartless....
Henry and Jani in Development
I put the melody of H and J on paper and I think the rhythm and the key just jumped out at me. It didn’t require much thought or...
Henry and Jani; Interlude, 2nd variation and Coda
Yesterday I filmed a simple and a more complex arrangement of Henry and Jani, and heard that I was over-complicating right out of the...
Henry and Jani: A Namepiece in progress
Presently, I am composing “Henry and Jani”, which is to be a gift for my freshman roomate’s wedding in May; the melody is set in a minor...
