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The poverty of musical historicism

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Here’s an interesting article and discussion that may be of interest to people thinking about the place of twentieth century art music and its role in society and study. Sometimes I wonder about art music’s sense of self-importance. When surveying music in the twentieth century, is it really true as John Quiggin states that, “contemporary [...]

Percussion Concerto in progress

Currently I’m in the middle of writing a new Percussion Concerto for the amazing percussionist, Evelyn Glennie. It is being performed next year in Brisbane by The Queensland Orchestra (4 March). It’s going pretty well at the moment. There are three main movements. The first is entitled “Sec Cymbals”, and uses only cymbals of varying [...]

Scrabble Score

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Pholph’s Scrabble GeneratorMy Scrabble© Score is: 26.What is your score? Get it here.

Music Composition Toolbox – advance notice

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A new book of compositional techniques suitable for senior secondary and early tertiary music students will be released soon.