Where I am at this week.

Well other than being in Southern California that is.

Well I have resume composing, a little at least. I am continuing to add material to Thelyphthoric the piece that refuses to stop growing. I will try to upload the newest version tonight, it is getting close to nine minutes long and I have no idea how I am going to bring` the piece to a close it just seems to want to go on and on. At this point I am worried that piece is starting to ramble and lose coherence. I do not know. But today I feel I just have to put the notes down as they come and get it out of my system. Maybe someday I can go back a “cut the fat” from it and make is a coherent whole.

Two weeks ago I said I was going to write about “musical cowardice” but I have been unable to put all of my thoughts in to words. The subject idea came to me because of the antics of a “composer” (I am refraining from calling him “fellow composer”) on the SibeliusMusic website and chat page. To summarize his behavior: he removes from the site any piece of his music that receives a review that is less than total adoration and fawning over his “greatness”. The piece is then uploaded again (thus removing the review). So I ask you, is this musical cowardice? The inability of let your music stand in the public light and leaving it there no matter what slings and arrows might be hurled against it?

I would love to hear your thought on this. And my music and music in general.

Have a good day.

Ursus Demens

I apologize for not getting it done this week.

My plan was to talk about what it means to be a musical coward this week. But as I thought and reflected upon this concept my ideas on the subject began to grow and become quite disjointed. The result is that I do not think I will be able to finish my essay this week. I apologize for not getting it done this week.

As an aside I have been pretty much “dry” since I stopped my weekly Blog piece. I have only written one new piece since the end of March. But I am spending the time trying to tidy up scores, create parts and record another computer generated CD of my music. I have also had a short correspondence with Joyce Rice of Harp Spectrum about the playability for my harp pieces, and some of them are in serious need of editing so that will be another project on my plate to finish before I compose anything new.

Ursus Demens

Musical Coward?

Sorry I have not posted this week. I have begun thinking about the above question: Is it possible to be a muscial coward? And if so what is a muscial coward? Come back next week and I will share with you some on my ideas. In the meantime I would love to hear your thoughts.

Ursus Demens