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1. Philosophy And Composition 1 2

   By luderart, October 24, 2012   

   • philosophy
   • music
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   • SimenN
   • December 31, 2012

2. Avant-garde music

   By jujimufu, November 24, 2007
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   • jujimufu
   • November 25, 2007

3. A piece of music you really like but are embarrassed to admit... 1 2 3

   By amadeus2726686, January 3, 2008
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   • Daw
   • February 5, 2008

4. practice 1 2

   By rock_on, July 21, 2005
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   • eldeni
   • January 11, 2006

5. Is there humor in music? 1 2

   By Rkmajora, December 31, 2007
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   • Composer283
   • November 15, 2008

6. Can you call people composers who compose music in programmes like GPO4? 1 2 3

   By Lavr, December 24, 2009
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   • Salemosophy
   • January 23, 2010

7. Do You Have Perfect Pitch & Can It Be Developed? 1 2

   By Bachian, September 24, 2008
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   • SYS65
   • October 25, 2009

8. Notating the end of pizzicato

   By MidtownTraffic, November 17, 2008
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   • Old Composer
   • November 19, 2008

9. Handwritten?

   By Wejhead, June 14, 2011
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   • Morivou
   • August 6, 2011

10. Writing a good Minimalist piece

    By Mathieux, March 20, 2009
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    • jujimufu
    • March 20, 2009

11. Praise and Vent Thread with clarity 1 2 3

    By maestrowick, September 28, 2011   

    • composers
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    • HeckelphoneNYC
    • October 13, 2011

12. Presto vs Allegro, what's the difference?

    By caters, May 7, 2021
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    • Snake_Cake
    • May 12, 2021

13. Your views on improvisation. 1 2 3

    By Baphomet, January 21, 2008
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    • jujimufu
    • February 22, 2008

14. Does intelligence correlate with your musical ability? 1 2

    By bach_in_black, December 23, 2006
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    • sivvus
    • January 6, 2007

15. How Do You Value Criticism For Your Compositions? 1 2

    By luderart, March 26, 2012   

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    • FILMSCORE
    • April 17, 2025

16. Doublings, Brass Usage, Etc.... In other words.... Orchestration Tips

    By jawoodruff, February 7, 2020   

    • orchestration
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    • Ken320
    • February 9, 2020

17. Diatonic Scale 1 2

    By DAI, May 7, 2010
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    • SSC
    • July 9, 2010

18. Melody: How do you write one? Do you even need one? And will it ever be exhausted? 1 2

    By PeterthePapercomPoser, August 31, 2020
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    • marsbars
    • November 17, 2020

19. Composing on Paper or Notation Program 1 2

    By Maarten Bauer, February 20, 2017   

    • paper
    • notation
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      • maarten
      • bauer
    • 29 replies
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    • J. Lee Graham
    • April 28, 2017

20. Hans Zimmer 1 2 3

    By Ljoekelsoey, October 31, 2007
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    • Kaiyoti
    • November 6, 2007

21. why be negative? 1 2 3

    By nikolas, May 19, 2008
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    • robinjessome
    • May 23, 2008

22. Ridiculosity in Music 1 2

    By Nightscape, July 30, 2005
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    • M_is_D
    • April 29, 2006

23. Happiest Composer? 1 2 3

    By Rkmajora, November 16, 2008
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    • Qmwne235
    • December 27, 2008

24. Modern music 1 2

    By D.S, December 6, 2006
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    • Christopher Dunn-Rankin
    • December 12, 2006

25. How can you possibly be musically original? 1 2 3

    By Young Prodigy, October 6, 2007
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    • Gavin Gorrick
    • November 2, 2007