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1. Why Do You Compose?

   By luderart, September 26, 2007
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   • kievins
   • September 29, 2007

2. Why do you compose?

   By Gijs, January 28, 2008
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   • joeharmony
   • February 6, 2008

3. Why do you compose?

   By jujimufu, November 30, 2006
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   • PianoManGidley
   • December 2, 2006

4. Why Do You Compose? 1 2 3

   By luderart, March 9, 2012   

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   • bluejeanjunky
   • May 20, 2012

5. Why does less than 5% of Mozart's music begin in a minor key?

   By Zetetic, April 21, 2008
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   • P.J. Meiser
   • April 23, 2008

6. Why doesn't the contemporary music community support the fellow contemporary music community?

   By Morgri, July 13, 2021
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   • SSC
   • July 17, 2021

7. Why Don't We Unite And Simplify Embellishment Notation Once And For All?

   By pold2, October 11, 2014
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   • U238
   • October 13, 2014

8. Why I compose music on paper

   By PeterthePapercomPoser, January 13, 2024
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   • Aw Ke Shen
   • May 13

9. Why I don't usually transpose unless it is an OC(original composition) of mine

   By caters, September 26, 2019
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   • Tónskáld
   • September 26, 2019

10. Why I HATE film music.

    By Quinn, February 26, 2022
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    • AngelCityOutlaw
    • February 28, 2022

11. Why is C minor the most emotionally variable key?

    By caters, March 5, 2020
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    • pateceramics
    • March 6, 2020

12. Why is classical music unpopular? 1 2 3

    By DAI, August 19, 2009
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    • robinjessome
    • August 28, 2009

13. Why is common time most... common? 1 2

    By Mathieux, October 20, 2009
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    • bmasc814
    • October 29, 2009

14. Why is disonnance 'bad'? Argh 1 2

    By healey.cj, July 18, 2009
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    • healey.cj
    • July 21, 2009

15. Why Is Music So Bad Now? 1 2 3

    By Kefienzel, February 4, 2012
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    • Morivou
    • February 4, 2012

16. Why Is This A Debate Anyway? (The Dichotomy Of Tonal Vs. Atonal)

    By Plutokat, November 15, 2014   

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    • U238
    • November 23, 2014

17. Why Is This Chord Progression So Unsettling? (Need Technical Help)

    By jwpianist, January 8, 2020
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    • Monarcheon
    • January 8, 2020

18. Why MIDI? 1 2

    By slimsh3, January 27, 2009
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    • Ananth Balijepalli
    • January 30, 2009

19. Why On Earth Would You Ever Modulate From C To B#?

    By marcopolonian, April 10, 2015
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    • U238
    • September 4, 2015

20. Why so few music theory books on rhythm?

    By Derek, October 14, 2007
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    • Tumababa
    • October 16, 2007

21. Why the 1sts?

    By HeckelphoneNYC, June 6, 2010
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    • Yasamune
    • June 9, 2010

22. Why the pianists dont know the basic rules

    By Masterofharmony, June 25, 2011
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    • Masterofharmony
    • June 28, 2011

23. Why write "baroque"? Why write "romantic"?

    By Charlie Gregson, November 27, 2006
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    • Charlie Gregson
    • November 28, 2006

24. Will they hate me?

    By crazydiamond, July 22, 2008
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    • Flint
    • July 26, 2008

25. Wind Ensemble

    By Alex, September 20, 2006
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    • Alex
    • September 22, 2006