2017-11-02 06:44
It has been a busy writing year. I started by writing my piece Vignettes for two violins and cello. The piece was originally conceptualized for string quartet but more and more it seemed lik… Read More
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The musings of music composer Tom Reiner
2017-07-25 22:26
Over the years I’ve noticed that little has been written about music composition compared to other areas of music. That’s not to say that you can’t find good books or texts… Read More
2016-12-24 11:47
I’ve been using Kontakt as my software sampler along with Finale for quite awhile now. The quality of many sampled instrument libraries these days is quite good. Using Kontakt to load… Read More
2016-12-06 23:22
Last time I talked about a method of putting a piano sketch into Finale and then adding staves for other instruments. Some people work with a three or four stave piano sketch. I prefer to wo… Read More
2016-10-04 07:42
I thought I’d take some time to say a few words about my music arranging process. There are many ways to approach this. The example I am going to mention would be wring for a quartet… Read More
2016-06-07 22:27
Music is roughly defined as organized sound. The organizational scheme can take many different forms. There are binary forms (AB), ternary forms (ABA), rondo forms (ABACA), sectional forms… Read More
2016-05-01 08:15
One way that I improved as a composer in recent years is that I can take a musical idea and develop it more fully. I used to come up with ideas that gave me about 30 seconds of music and the… Read More
2016-03-08 02:24
I am proud to share that I was recently selected by the Alabama Music Teachers Association as the 2016 Commissioned Composer. I am excited and honored to have been selected. The commissioned… Read More
2016-02-29 04:05
Come and attend a free art viewing and chamber music concert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts (AEIVA) on Thursday, March 10 at 5:00 p… Read More
2016-01-25 08:08
I recently upgraded most of the sounds in my sound library. I was surprised to find an impressive array of instruments available at reasonable prices. I don’t usually mention gear or s… Read More
2015-08-03 02:52
Songwriting Place (Tom Reiner) is now a proud member of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA). BAMA promotes music by Alabama composers and promotes concerts of recently created art music… Read More
2015-06-30 09:19
I recently finished a three movement piece in which the second movement was written in the twelve-tone method. It was an interesting experience writing this movement (which could probably st… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My recent posts have been about writing in the post-tonal idiom. That’s a style that I write in quite frequently but there are many other styles and techniques that composers should be… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last time we talked about how to form aggregates from combining hexachords. This time we will get a little more specific about twelve-tone operations and using twelve-tone areas. The basic t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Knowing how to write with the twelve-tone technique can be useful if you want to write an entire piece with this method or perhaps just a section of music to get a certain effect. The basic… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’m excited to report that two pieces I’ve written will be played at Pensacola ComposerFest and the Birmingham New Music Festival this fall. My trio for oboe, clarinet, and basso… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Creativity is an elusive thing sometimes. I often find myself wondering where it comes from. I used to believe in all kinds of weird paranormal things that suggested our minds are external t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It’s hard to believe that I haven’t written anything here since last August when I said I’d be writing more often. Anyway, I have some news to report since then. Pensa… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This year started off kind of rocky but it’s settling down now. My day job is going real well and some personal matters that arose are almost entirely resolved. It’s time to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Back in 2008 I recorded a dozen piano songs but didn’t take the time to write them all down. I had started a few of them but only a few staves to a few pages. I really wanted to t… Read More
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