tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6671605262993586331..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: The Composer and the WorldBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-49932281598622349682016-03-17T06:38:35.942-05:002016-03-17T06:38:35.942-05:00Until I started writing for orchestra, just about ...Until I started writing for orchestra, just about every piece I wrote was inspired, partly at least, by the particular performers I had in mind. Pace Boulez, music that not only comes from an aesthetic vision, but also is written to be enjoyed by performers and audiences is a good thing!Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-59881301935049902622016-03-16T18:46:00.513-05:002016-03-16T18:46:00.513-05:00your penultimate paragraph speaks to my current si...your penultimate paragraph speaks to my current situation very well. I just had a work performed last weekend. The difference between this and other outings was that I had my performers in mind from the very start of the process. It wasn't all abstraction, I asked myself, knowing their technique, what sort of piece would these performers have time to learn and play well, feel committed to and be enthusiastic about? I think the most pronounced effect was that my music got simpler and stronger and stopped trying to say so many things at once. It was tailored for the occasion, the pragmatic approach. Jephnoreply@blogger.com