Author name: Reynold

Inspiration

Inspiration is something that I think is commonly misunderstood. Many people think that music is written when a flood of ideas comes to the writer like a thunderbolt. Once in a great while this sort of thing may happen but the old adage about inspiration being more about perspiration holds true. Personally I have to write four pieces of music […]

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S.J. Perelman (1904-1979)

S.J. Perelman is one of my favorite artists. Mr. Perelman was a humorist and writer. He essentially wrote short pieces in a very distinctive style. His use of language and skill with words were and are highly regarded. Many of his pieces (or “feuiletons” as he called them) appeared in the New Yorker and later were gathered into collections to

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Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel has been my favorite composer for many years. Studying his life and music has been a real passion for me. I have visited Ravel’s house (museum) in Montfort L’Amaury, which is 50 km from Paris, several times. I own 23 different books in English about Maurice Ravel’s life and music.

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