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Tag Archives: Sibelius

That was the year that was

December 28, 2015

I am sitting at the kitchen table, taking on caffeine and Vitamin C, naughty and nice, while behind my back …

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Forging ahead

January 22, 2015

One of the areas of a composer’s life where the advent of Sibelius music processing software has utterly changed things …

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Tipping points

December 9, 2014

Today has felt like the first day since the move and all the packing before it when I have been …

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Good enough to know that it’s not good enough

February 16, 2014

Is the Missa Sancti Nicolai a good piece?  Certain parts of it sounded beautiful at Hampstead this morning, but, much …

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Detail

February 12, 2014

The detail, so they say, is where the devil is.  Whether you believe in that kind of thing is up …

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Knuckling down

September 5, 2013

Rest, Relaxation and Restructuring The best holidays allow an opportunity for getting one’s thoughts together, setting things straight and applying …

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Rollercoaster

June 7, 2013

Up, down and around and about.  My emotions are all over the place at the moment, fragments of elation interspersed …

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Water Music

June 5, 2013

It feels good to get back to some proper writing, actually put some notes down onto paper.  It is not …

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Harmony and melody

April 24, 2013

Up and at ’em this morning bright and early, despite my computer’s unwillingness to do pretty much anything asked of …

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Parts and preparations

April 22, 2013

This week is going to be slightly busier than the last, and I shall need to find some time to …

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