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Next Piece #7: Bagatelle for Violin

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Conductor Composer Stephen P Brown's "Bagatelle for violin"

This was a surprise! In my 7 year composition quest, piece #6 took a little over a month to write. This one took a day. Yes. One day! Solo violin It helped that the piece was being written for just one instrument alone, which is a complete contrast to Warrior Peace. Another contrast is the […]

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How I compose: Step 2 – Instrumentation

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Conductor Composer Maestro Stephen P Brown / Swedish Chamber Orchestra

A couple of weeks ago I shared how I start composing each of the pieces in my composition quest. It seemed to be a popular post! So after I’ve read the psalm, understood its meaning through commentary, and established the structure for my piece, the next step in composing music for me is choosing the instrumentation. […]

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