[manifesto] this is amazing

[Ge Wang]

this sounds like something from a 220b assignment hahahaha

also...

"Things You'll Need
[] Expert knowledge of music theory
[] Staff paper
[] A pencil or a pen
[] Music notation software
[] A keyboard and microphone, in order to record"

On 2/20/19 2:27 PM, Jack Atherton wrote:
> best part:
> 
> "Don’t be afraid to make the form your own. If you want to create 
> something different than the traditional four-movement symphony, do 
> that. Sometimes composers swap the second and third movements. There 
> have been three movement symphonies, usually omitting the minuet. There 
> are five movement symphonies, often adding a March, or maybe another 
> Scherzo or Minuet between the third and last movement. There are some 
> with more than five movements, taking inspiration from Beethoven's 9th; 
> the best known of these including the Romeo et Juliette symphony by 
> Berlioz and Mahler's Symphonies. Rarer still are some with only two 
> movements. Often symphonies have had a thematic material that ties all 
> of the movements together since the romantic era which may stay the same 
> or vary as well. [6] *Think outside the box and have fun with it.*"
> 
> Also: "Can I write a symphony for just one instrument, like the bassoon 
> or a triangle?"
> 
> And: "Can I work on my symphony while my girlfriend is here?" "Yes, but 
> most symphonies are composed in tortured silence, so you should probably 
> wait until she leaves."
> 
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 2:19 PM Ge Wang <ge at ccrma.stanford.edu 
> <mailto:ge at ccrma.stanford.edu>> wrote:
> 
>     https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Symphony
> 
> 
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