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Teaching Myself the Bach Chaconne with Ableton Live
From a South American dance to a romantically rubato performance piece, Bach’s Violin Partita in D minor has some funky rhythms and bizarre chromaticism!
How Jonny Greenwood Uses Materiality, Clusters, and Aleatoricism in His Film Music
We break down a handful of composer Jonny Greenwood’s go-to techniques in examples from his scores to Phantom Thread and There Will Be Blood.
Bach Wrote a Mini Comic “Opera” About His Love for Coffee in 1735
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Finish What You Started! Using Cadences in Composition
Though it may seem daunting from afar, venturing into the world of music theory doesn’t…
Remember the Rounds We Sang as Kids? They’re Actually ‘Canons,’ and Canons are Awesome
A canon (or round) is a single melody line that provides a counterpoint to itself. Canons…
President Obama’s Hit Playlist and Using Music to Cope with the Madness of Politics
For the last three months I’ve been doing something I rarely do: watching the news.…
What I’ve Been Digging This November: Modern Classical Edition
This month’s adventure in new releases focuses on the most autumnal of musics, that nebulous…