Essays The Desire to Understand and Find Meaning: Thoughts on Reading “Ellipse and Skeleton”
(Original posted on June 26, 2000)Although the title doesn't suggest a book about music, this wo...
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Essays Why Classical Music is Classical: Thoughts on Reading “Listen to Classical Music!”
(Original posted on November 25, 1999)This time, I'll focus on "Listen to Classical Music!" by K...
Essays Composition as a Building Process: Thoughts on Schoenberg’s “Fundamentals of Musical Composition”
(Originally posted on April 8, 2002)The author offers the following advice to beginner composers...
Essays Thematic Structure as a Compositional Element: Thoughts on Reading “The Melodic Science of Masterpieces”
(Original posted on April 8, 2002)One could say that a characteristic of "large-scale works," su...
Essays The Utility and Limits of Imitation: Reflections on “The Wonders of Music”
(Original posted on April 4, 2002)The author, Sadao Bekku, has a very clear way of writing, and ...
Essays Architecture is Frozen Music (The Structure of Music) – Reflections on ‘The Wonders of Music’
(Originally posted on April 8, 2002)It seems that music has often been discussed in close compar...
Essays Memorable Music: The Musical “Carousel”
（Original posted on March 29, 2015）One of the conditions for achieving a breakthrough and taking...
Essays Seeking a New Tonal World ~ Reading “Blue Notes and Tonality”
(Original posted on October 22, 1999)Numerous questions regarding the music called "Blues" would...
Essays Watching Yuri Norstein’s Animated Works
(Original posted on November 16, 2008)Yuri Norstein is an animation artist deeply respected by n...
Essays On the Syndrome of Harmony
(Originally posted: October 22, 1999)When we say “harmony,” we tend to envision something rather...