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    Palette
    Michael Allen
    • Aug 10, 2019

    Palette

    I'll admit that I'm a movie music nerd and a fan of the usual suspects (Williams, Horner, Howard, Zimmer, etc.). Some others on the less...
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    Atmosphere
    Michael Allen
    • Apr 3, 2019

    Atmosphere

    In early 1914, Holst heard a performance of Schoenberg’s Five Pieces for Orchestra. This seminal experience along with a suggestion from...
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    Color Separation
    Michael Allen
    • Jul 29, 2018

    Color Separation

    A single yellow bloom will really pop in a bush of red ones, even though they are all roses.
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    Texture 1 - Writing for the whole ensemble
    Michael Allen
    • Mar 18, 2018

    Texture 1 - Writing for the whole ensemble

    A while back, I wrote an entry called 4 Dimensional Texture where I identified 4 basic ways to group instruments in a large ensemble.
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    Breaking my own rules
    Michael Allen
    • Mar 9, 2018

    Breaking my own rules

    I usually have three or four arranging projects on the front burners and many more unfinished projects in my "work in progress" file....
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    Farnaby's Conceit
    Michael Allen
    • Sep 24, 2017

    Farnaby's Conceit

    The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book comprises nearly 300 works composed for keyboard by notable English court composers from the time of Queen...
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    Breaking up the Romance
    Michael Allen
    • Sep 15, 2017

    Breaking up the Romance

    Too soon? I'm having too much fun with these titles. I promised to talk about the decision to transpose this movement of Robert...
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    More advice on Romance
    Michael Allen
    • Sep 14, 2017

    More advice on Romance

    One of the things I appreciated about teaching was that I learned things about my own playing by observing and articulating ideas to...
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    Limoges - The Big News
    Michael Allen
    • Sep 12, 2017

    Limoges - The Big News

    Sadly, only a few of the sketches by Victor Hartmann that inspired Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition have survived. We must rely on...
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    Little Red Riding Hood
    Michael Allen
    • Sep 2, 2017

    Little Red Riding Hood

    I've been a big fan of Rachmaninoff's music for many years, but arranging his music for brass presents, in some cases, insurmountable...
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