Hi ablyth,
Glad you enjoyed the Duck concerto!
Yes! of course I will write out everything the day someone actually will perform something I've done. Of 10 pieces, maybe only 1 will perhaps catch somebody's interest. I agree that I'm a lazy composer
The thing is that I have come to a situation when I write faster and faster, and more and more... I also sometimes spend a lot of time reworking a piece up to 20 times before I'm satisfied. This piece has undergone endless changes... I feel that I can always make it better from day to day... when it comes to polishing the final score, I just don't feel like sitting and spend all that time with dynamics, etc. I choose the for me easiest way, which is GPO, then capture the score on video
I know it's not going all the way, but one can at least get an idea of how it would turn out in the end.
I have played in several orchestras before. I played cello and had the occasion experience several conductors with different kinds of personalities. Some are calm and others more passionate in their conducting. So I have been a musician and even worked professionely at some occasions, playing cello at a theatre. Our amateur orchestra was collaborating with the local opera house musicians. It was an opportunity for me to hear and to play with musicians that work with music
It's very inspiring to meet musicians that have experience. A cellist from the Royal Stockholm Operhouse asked me, while we both were playing cello in the same operette
"Die Fledermaus" by J. Strauss II: "You play cello well! Are you an academy student?" I replied: "No! I'm only taking private lessons!" I said!
He replied: "Well! You play very good!" I felt inspired like never before in my life! What a feeling to meet a real professional!
Those professional musicians were very generous and were glad to share their knowledge when you ask them.
Thanks for lending an ear, I love to write and it's fun when my music sometimes reaches out!
Regards,
Fred