Composer's Journey http://music.thripp.com Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:19:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Reed http://music.thripp.com/2011/04/reed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reed http://music.thripp.com/2011/04/reed/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:17:07 +0000 thripp http://music.thripp.com/2010/04/reed/ Continue reading →]]> New 24-measure piano composition in the key of C with 4/4 time that is mostly octaves and sixths and ends abruptly with a B major / D major chord alteration.

Reed MP3, 0:49, 589.5KB
Reed MIDI, 3.96KB
Reed PDF, 21.97KB
Reed Score (Sibelius 6), 39.55KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2011/04/reed/feed/ 1 Rain http://music.thripp.com/2011/03/rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rain http://music.thripp.com/2011/03/rain/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:01:07 +0000 thripp http://music.thripp.com/2011/03/rain/ Continue reading →]]> Something a little darker, but starts out nice enough. I wasn’t sure where to go with this one, so I ended it at 42 measures. In the key of C, and possibly the relative minor.

Rain MP3, 1:41, 1.22MB
Rain MIDI, 5.14KB
Rain PDF, 24.05KB
Rain Score (Sibelius 6), 40.42KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2011/03/rain/feed/ 0 Double http://music.thripp.com/2011/02/double/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=double http://music.thripp.com/2011/02/double/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:34:07 +0000 thripp http://music.thripp.com/2010/02/double/ Continue reading →]]> This is really short at a fast pace, with most of the notes being in the bass clef, even in the right hand, until the very end.

Double MP3, 0:43, 526.61KB
Double MIDI, 2.81KB
Double PDF, 18.98KB
Double Score (Sibelius 6), 38.11KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2011/02/double/feed/ 0 Providence http://music.thripp.com/2010/11/providence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=providence http://music.thripp.com/2010/11/providence/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:31:07 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/2010/11/providence/ Continue reading →]]> My first piece in over a month, Providence. This one is 65 measures, which is quite a bit longer than the music I’ve been composing recently.

The theme is loosely based on the music of Star Trek: Insurrection.

Providence MP3, 2:37, 1.89MB
Providence MIDI, 9.33KB
Providence PDF, 36.42KB
Providence Score (Sibelius 6), 43.01KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2010/11/providence/feed/ 8 The Future of Composer’s Journey http://music.thripp.com/2010/10/the-future-of-composers-journey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-composers-journey http://music.thripp.com/2010/10/the-future-of-composers-journey/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:38:57 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/?p=421 Continue reading →]]> I have tried to compose music this past month but have not had any good ideas. I am planning to start composing one piece a week beginning in November. I will aim to write piano pieces that are at least three minutes each.

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Chords MP3, 0:39, 477.18KB
Chords MIDI, 1.88KB
Chords PDF, 15.46KB
Chords Score (Sibelius 6), 37.88KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2010/09/chords/feed/ 0 Uninspired Music http://music.thripp.com/2010/09/uninspired-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uninspired-music http://music.thripp.com/2010/09/uninspired-music/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:45:07 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/2010/09/uninspired-music/ See title.

Uninspired Music MP3, 0:39, 477.18KB
Uninspired Music MIDI, 2.1KB
Uninspired Music PDF, 17.23KB
Uninspired Music Score (Sibelius 6), 38.07KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2010/09/uninspired-music/feed/ 0 The Search for Freedom http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/the-search-for-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-search-for-freedom http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/the-search-for-freedom/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:01:07 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/2010/08/the-search-for-freedom/ Continue reading →]]> It’s the search for freedom… in musical form.

I will only be posting compositions Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the next 17 weeks.

The Search for Freedom MP3, 2:03, 1.48MB
The Search for Freedom MIDI, 12KB
The Search for Freedom PDF, 27.2KB
The Search for Freedom Score (Sibelius 6), 40.94KB

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/the-search-for-freedom/feed/ 0 Taking the week off http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/taking-the-week-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-the-week-off http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/taking-the-week-off/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:19:25 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/?p=388 I’m taking this week off, but I’ll start posting new music on Monday, August 30.

]]> http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/taking-the-week-off/feed/ 0 Accompaniment http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/accompaniment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accompaniment http://music.thripp.com/2010/08/accompaniment/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:01:07 +0000 thripp http://composersjourney.com/2010/08/accompaniment/ Not really a song, so much as the chords to accompany one.

Accompaniment MP3, 1:18, 936.39KB
Accompaniment MIDI, 2.82KB
Accompaniment PDF, 21.7KB
Accompaniment Score (Sibelius 6), 38.79KB

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