Composer Essays
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Nikolai Korndorf: his music and aesthetics
Nikolai Korndorf: his music and aesthetics By Jocelyn Morlock I first encountered Nikolai Korndorf’s (1947-2001) music in the …Read more
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Mind the Glitch: Nicole Lizée’s Etudes
Mind the Glitch: Nicole Lizée’s Etudes By Susanna Eastburn, MBE I first met Nicole Lizée, and encountered her music, at the 2014 ISCM …Read more
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A Compendium of Ideas About Form in Music
A Compendium of Ideas About Form in Music by Jocelyn Morlock For many composers, formal development is the most challenging aspect of …Read more
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Kaija Saariaho’s Lohn – an appreciation
Kaija Saariaho’s Lohn – an appreciation by Jocelyn Morlock I first encountered the luminous music of Kaija Saariaho as a student in the …Read more
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Form in Music Essay
Form in Music Essay | Questionnaire Answers To read Jocelyn Morlock’s essay A Compendium of Ideas About Form in Music, click …Read more
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Shubert’s Winter Journey
Schubert’s Winter Journey by Jocelyn Morlock One of the first pieces of classical music that I got to know, long before I knew I …Read more