Counterpoint

Telescoping

My Lament for Flute and Piano was inspired by the stylistic innovations of early Baroque opera. The composers in this

The finale of my Sonata for Oboe and Piano is a playful, energetic rondo in D minor, where the predominantly

One of the chief tools of an effective composer is contrapuntal imitation. In my Nocturne for Woodwind Quartet, segments of

Our last two blog posts looked at how two or more distinct melodies can be juxtaposed in counterpoint. But it

We saw in the last blog post how the melody “Puff the Magic Dragon” fits neatly in counterpoint with the

One of the most important devices in a good composer’s toolbox is counterpoint, the art of combining two or more