Bob Florence wrote:
Are there any books concerning composing and arranging that cover the spiritual and inspirational aspect. I am always interested in the way other writers get there music off of the "launching pad". I not concerned about what harmonies to use or what instruments to combine. I find it so fascinating to know what another goes through in the creative process.
Thanks;
Bob Florence
Erg. It varies so much, you know?
For me, at least, it's MUCH easier to write or arrange in rough terms when I'm walking, usually in the park near here. It could be the (relatively) steady beat, the myriad almost unnoticed influences, the little way things go together in unforeseen ways... I'm certainly not aware of all of the things that go into it. I mean, I can come up with a raw idea while noodling on a horn or (more rarely, as I'm terrible) the piano, but a piece never comes to life just sitting here.
But I can't just sit and think and have it work - I have to be *doing* something for the music to come. Final arranging is more mental - just finding the right connections and voicings and occasional twists - but writing has to be an active process for it to not suck and/or be boring.
Hope that helps! cd
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