exercise – Page 27 – a hundred quirky legs

Composition Exercise #74

Write a tender piece for jackhammer ensemble.

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Write a thunderous piece for piccolo flute.

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Sing the horizon.

Sing the skyline. (Urban remix)

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Use spectrogram images to create a graphic score.

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Compose non-fictional music.

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Create a cover version of a sound installation.

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On a scale from 0 to 127, how confident are you about your composition skills?

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Treat density – in sound and in time – as a dynamic parameter in every voice in your composition, and in the shape of your piece as a whole.

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Write a score in the form of a treasure map.

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Acquire another composer and integrate their work into yours.

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