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Topic: What did it mean to study composition? (Read 1676 times)

oullman7130

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What did it mean to study composition?

on: May 08, 2015, 12:30:53 AM

When I read about famous classical composers, I always read that they studied harmony and counterpoint with this person, and composition with another person. I get what harmony and counterpoint would entail, but what about composition?

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mjames

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Re: What did it mean to study composition?

Reply #1 on: May 08, 2015, 12:40:29 AM

Learning how to deal with forms, creating structures, sense of development, variations, and analyzing compositions etc. I'm sure someone else will give you a more detailed answer, but that's basically the gist of it.

Pretty sounds aren't enough to make a composition a good composition!