Hey folks,

Good to hear a few replies at least! So are most of the members here
composers, or mainly classical music enthusiasts? I enjoy most all
styles of the genre. Right now, like I said I'm experimenting with
set-theory and 12-tone techniques. I'm trying to work up a good
portfolio as I apply for assistantships to graduate schools in the
next year or so. I'm listening to a lot of Elliot Carter, Milton
Babbit, Berg, Schoenberg, Webern, Terry Riley... I had mentioned that
I was working on a piece for orchestra. Well, that sorta led to an
idea for a piece for wind ensemble, and then I had a really cool idea
to write a set of Etudes For Solo Cello for my friend who is getting
back into playing. So if I can get through all three of those and
write some good music, then I think I'll be in good shape.


So I'm focusing on completing the etudes now, since they won't take up
too much time, and they'll also be a good study of writing for solo
cello and using 12-tone techniques. I'm being pretty adventurous as
far as using special techniques for the instrument, and hopefully
everything will work out okay. I'm at a point in the first etude
where I may just end it where it is, or add some more material. It
would work out to end it where it is, but I'm not sure how it sits
with me yet. I'm using Finale, which doesn't give super-reliable
playback assessments, so I'm going to just print out what I have so
far and look over it for a while.


Anyone here working on anything?





cheers,
Steve