joshtsai

I agree with bomligeti on a number of things. To me this chart looks restricting; as a clarinetist, I don't see any reason why a true gliss can't be notated across any range of notes.

On the clarinet I don't think Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie will ever stop being my favorite, both to play and listen to.

I'm a clarinetist and this is one of my favorite pieces. Some of the best from Copland. I mean I might be biased as it is my main instrument but it shows the composer's mastery in writing with his 'bittersweet lyricism'.

I joined what seems to me to be long time ago under another account that I forgot. I was using Google to search for a site that would allow people my age (around 14 at the time) to post scores and comment on each others'. For some design reason or another, I grazed through this site several times thinking it was just some static information site. Little did I know at the time that it was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to whomever I can thank for making this site a reality.

is this an inside joke... he definitely wrote "hear" correctly in the first place.

good find! I personally can attest to number 4: "Take a shower". It's amazing what ideas come to you when water is pouring down on you I also agree with 34 and 36:" Create a framework. Instead of trying to rely on pure inspiration, think within the box you create for yourself." "Don’t judge your ideas until you have plenty to judge." You are not always going to have divine inspiration; composition is something that requires effort and intelligence from the composer's own mind. Create plenty of ideas and choose which you like.

Thank you, I re-uploaded the piece at your link.

I agree with Chopin also, although the remainder of my favorite choices seem to be named in this thread. His music just feels like a perfect fit for the instrument. Not discrediting Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Bach, etc... I praise their music with all my heart.