Pam Marshall's notes about composing music, teaching, improvising, music software, nature


Tag: new compositions

  • 100 Notes of Toy Piano

    Yesterday (June 2019) I got an email from composer/keyboard player David Bohn that my submission to his call for scores was accepted. A friend found the call on ComposerSite (https://composerssite.com) and he thought it would entertain me. It was for newly composed 100-note compositions for toy piano. I had fun improvising a bit, and I…

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    Sheet music for Shifting Muse, a 100-note piece for toy piano
  • Origins of “Walden at Evening”

    When I received a commission from IHS host Dan Phillips to write a piece for horn and chorus, I had to readjust my thinking about words for the chorus…

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  • Inspiration from Walden

    I keep going back to the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau for words and imagery of nature. Walden Pond is a local landmark and part of our community DNA…

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  • New music so far this year

    I’ve been creating a lot of new pieces this year. I get a boost from reviewing past work!

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  • Play Book Party

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    Play Book is my new music book and CD — a collection of pieces I’ve written for piano students, plus music by those piano students.

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    Play Book, original compositions for and by piano students, CD cover