http://www.sequenza21.com/2010/07/non-classical-showcase-at-lpr-on-721/ The Contemporary Classical Music Community Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sequenza21.com/2010/07/non-classical-showcase-at-lpr-on-721/comment-page-1/#comment-24853 Christian Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:35:01 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=3440#comment-24853 I think a combination of studying the greats, studying the literature, and communicating with your performers is necessary. I am work on a piece for Peter Jarvis now, and his assistance has been indispensable.

]]> http://www.sequenza21.com/2010/07/non-classical-showcase-at-lpr-on-721/comment-page-1/#comment-24852 Joseph Holbrooke Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:26:13 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=3440#comment-24852 Question for composers: When attempting to write solo percussion music do you study the great drummers first? It seems to me like most composers are writing percussion music without really understanding how far the field has been developed by the greats like Han Bennink, Elvin Jones, Milford Graves, etc.

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