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A Composer’s Manifesto

Posted on May 31, 2012 // Leave a Comment
  1. I will finish every composition that I start (except the 9th Symphony. In fact, just stop at the 8th).
  2. I will not bask in the glory of my finished composition – that is what amateurs do. I am a professional.
  3. I will find something good in every composition I listen to. All composers have something to teach us.
  4. I will be compassionate with other composer’s compositions, and uncompromising with my own.
  5. I understand that I must deliberately practice my composing.
  6. I do not choose if anything I write will be a masterpiece. I just compose what I need to compose, and leave it at that.
  7. I will give myself over to a higher power when I compose.
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