what are your thoughts on revisiting/ revising/ editing/ changing, etc. your pieces immediately or long after your write them?i used to think that considering you mood changes constantly and you change every day, it sort of ruins whatever effect you originally wanted the music to have. the only analogy i can think of is when you write something in a written language, you can often look back and suddenly feel like you should change the wording of basically the entire phrase to something that sounds more "right" (does anyone really follow? i've noticed this but haven't seen it in action for others). just for example maybe someone will revisit their work and think, perhaps a triplet rythm with strong beats in the minor subdominant will work better than the straightforward arrpegiated dominant chord, etc, etc. but then i was browsing the other day and came across (warning: non-piano subject ahead) Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony and i was reading people's comments about how it needed some revision from the master. then i did some research and found that beethoven edited/revised his own work before publishing them.i know everyone can have their own style but...IT'S BEETHOVENso...share your thoughts!
Topic: gathering thoughts on classical composition(revision)