The delete key is your friend
By Martin Jones We composers all have days where inspiration is in short supply. We doggedly write notes on staves following a line of thought that turns out to be unpromising. We compose ourselves into a corner and think how do we get out of this to finish the...
The final touch
By Martin Jones The work doesn't stop when you've finished composing a piece - well, not if you want to get it played. I recently finished my 16th String Quartet, making four since I made my third volume of sets of parts (that was Quartets 9 to 12). So it was time to...