January 1, 201313 yr Mine is to pay more attention to the form of my pieces and hopefully be able to compose longer and more developed pieces.
January 1, 201313 yr To write a piano concerto which is properly orchestrated, notated and playable for all instruments... And to explore and develop non-tonal, more modern possibilities of composition.
January 1, 201313 yr stop sucking, write simpler pieces, employ more direct means of expression unfiltered by the arbitrary conventions of western concert music learn to play the pianoforte.... or some instrument anyway
January 2, 201313 yr To learn more and to get better. Also to get something performed if possible. AND to stick to my New Year's resolutions for more than a week.
January 2, 201313 yr To somehow find time in my crazy schedule to finish the string quartet I'm working on. Also, to explore more styles of composition, become better at fugal writing, perhaps learn more about atonal music, and write for larger ensembles.
January 2, 201313 yr I am very much looking forward to February, because, as I hope to have finished my final exams by them, I have that whole month to pose as a full time composer, working on a competition entry.
January 2, 201313 yr To actually finish a bloody piece of music, instead of constantly creating 25 second stubs!
January 3, 201313 yr stop sucking, write simpler pieces, employ more direct means of expression unfiltered by the arbitrary conventions of western concert music learn to play the pianoforte.... or some instrument anyway How do you mean this? Are these words advices for me? I already play the pianoforte.
January 3, 201313 yr How do you mean this? Are these words advices for me? I already play the pianoforte. i mean those as a response to "what are your compositional new years' resolutions" you know like the title says :>
January 3, 201313 yr So you don't play an instrument and you say to yourself that you "suck"??... :horrified:
January 4, 201313 yr -spend at least 6 hours a day on music (with >2-3 actually composing) -get a teacher; get into some kind of music program
January 5, 201313 yr Write the three pieces I have committed to doing (performances already scheduled); put together a portfolio and apply for PhD study in composition; get a piece performed in a foreign country (suprisingly, Iceland may be the most likely); write more chamber music; get stuff recorded. This may sound more like a 'to do' list than a series of resolutions; that's because at a technical level my long-term aims in composition remain the same every January 1st.
January 5, 201313 yr Start submitting to more competitions and have more works performed outside of the University system.
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