A quick historical deep dive on the journey of the saxophone from French military pride to jazz band spotlight, but never the symphonic orchestra.
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In Case You Forgot, Nintendo Once Made a Classical Music Video Game (and It Wasn’t Good…)
A strange voyage through an old familiar console to discover why music, education, and video games tend not to come together in the same package.
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.
Orchestral Works for Children’s Education: Britten, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns
Inventive, exciting music plus an educational angle? Now that’s a Soundfly super combo! Here’s a topic we’ve…
5 Compositional Elements That Define the Music of Ennio Morricone
Ennio “Maestro” Morricone is a composer as revered in the hearts of generations of Americans…
What Exactly Is a Nocturne, and How Do You Write One?
+ Take your composition skills to new heights entirely, and learn alongside a personal mentor…
Here’s Why I Became an Instant Fan of Primephonic After Only a Day
In July, I found myself reading some everyday music industry news on Billboard, or Rolling Stone, or…
Intimidated by Opera? Here Are 5 Ways You Can Dive in as a Beginner
Tom Hanks: “Do you mind this music? Do you like opera?” Denzel Washington: “I am…not…
In Case of Nuclear Apocalypse, Here Are the Top 5 Bands in North Korea Right Now
The news has been dominated this month by the announcement that North Korea has developed…
Quick Tracks Nº 1: Write a Short Canon
Welcome to our new series, Quick Tracks! Every other week, we’ll send you another short composition, performance,…