composition – Page 52 – a hundred quirky legs

Composition Exercise #45

Create tension and release through careful manipulation of just one parameter.

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Write a song about a concert.

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No stalgia.

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Write lyrics that describe what is happening in the music.

They may also lie.

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Channel the sadness.

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Encourage courage in other artists.

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Your music is like a dream. What’s the sound of false awakening?

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Compose better music than everybody else.

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Create a fake electronic sound by non-electronic means.

(Companion exercise to CE#23.)

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Nur dem Groove kein Eingeständnis machen.

Make no concession to the groove.

(Diary entry, October 1st, 2007)

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