Musical composition

Musical composition can mean an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of making a new piece of music.  A composition is a piece of music (the word "composition" means "putting together", so a composition is something where music notes have been put together).  When a composer writes a piece of music he or she is making a musical composition.

The word "composition" can also mean learning the skill of how to compose.  Music students may go to music college to study composition.  They will do this by looking at famous pieces of music to see how the composers of the past wrote music.  They will study musical form, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint and learn about all the instruments and how to write well for them so that it sounds nice.

 Other websites 

 How to Compose Music www.artofcomposing.com
 Composition Today News, competitions, interviews and other resources for composers.
 Internet Concert Project: Album for the Young Student New Music , an online performance and documentary feature from Bloomingdale School of Music (January 2010)
 A Beginner's Guide to Composing , an online feature from Bloomingdale School of Music (February 2008)
 Gems of compositional wisdom 
 A Practical Guide to Musical Composition 
 ComposersNewPencil  - Information, articles and music composition resources.
 How to compose music 
 Répertoire International des Sources Musicales, online database to locations of musical manuscripts from around the world
 How to Compose for New Age Piano
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