How to Compose Music Set to a Poem: A Case Study
Using my own experience setting a poem by Pablo Neruda to music, I offer tips on what to consider when composing music to poetry. Check it out!
Tag: Pablo Neruda
Alper Tuzcu is a composer, producer and an educator. Currently an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, his music has been featured on NPR, BBC, RTVé (Spain) and many other radios and media channels all over the world. Tuzcu’s most recent EP “Raíz” was released in February of 2021 by Palma Records. His Bossa Nova composition ‘Felicidade’ has reached to almost 1M streams on Spotify and his LoFi track “Uzaklarda” was featured on Spotify Editorial playlists. Tuzcu graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Magna Cum Laude degree in 2015 after winning a scholarship at the Umbria Jazz Festival.
