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Tonality as Psychodrama in Strauss's "Elektra"

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Overheard in a Parish Hall

The reclusive and enigmatic figure who ascends the creaky stairs to the organ loft each Sunday is bound to be viewed with a certain degree of suspicion by the average parishioner. Certainly any congregant who has ever glimpsed the organ console might be justified in thinking that a person who plays such a beast of an instrument must have sold his soul to someone in exchange for the ability. Clearly this was the subject that two middle-aged gentlemen were discussing over tea in the Parish ...

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An Analytical Overview of Strauss's "Death and Transfiguration"

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Chopin's Nocturne in F Minor: a study guide for pianists

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Difficulties Deconstructed: The Coda of Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso"

12 Jan 2023, Article

The "Missa Solemnis" according to Robert Shaw

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Writing for Adult Treble Choirs

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Brief points about a brief point

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On Composing Backwards

03 Apr 2022, Article

Structure and Symbolism in Bach's B Minor Mass (Conclusion)