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finding inspiration through music
Sully:
I'm like Neurovore. Maybe for a 1st write, but not anything after.
My problem with writing and music in tandem is that I tend to listen to actively listen to music. I don't do passive listening very well, or very consistently.
Sometimes a brisk piece is helpful to keep me from landing in the doldrums though. The enforced tempo can be great for mandating mental activity.
What I DO like doing is brainstorming while listening to music. Especially dramatic concertos, or operas. Has to be a multi movement piece though. Stand alone ones don't tend to have enough contrast.
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 13, 2013, 09:51:49 PM ---And some times you just have to break out the O Fortuna ;)
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Clearly, your fingers do not develop phantom pain from the experience of having to play Carmina. ;) It's glorious, amazing and incredible, yes. That's matched with draining, exhausting, stiffening and aching. Marriage of Figaro is the same way. At least Carmina has its easy bits though, Mozart always takes it out of you. He's so damned unforgiving.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Sully on June 19, 2013, 07:55:34 AM ---I'm like Neurovore. Maybe for a 1st write, but not anything after.
My problem with writing and music in tandem is that I tend to listen to actively listen to music. I don't do passive listening very well, or very consistently.
Sometimes a brisk piece is helpful to keep me from landing in the doldrums though. The enforced tempo can be great for mandating mental activity.
What I DO like doing is brainstorming while listening to music. Especially dramatic concertos, or operas. Has to be a multi movement piece though. Stand alone ones don't tend to have enough contrast.
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Same for me. Lyrics get distracting when Im writing, in the same way it's distracting to listen to some jerk rattle off random numbers while you're trying to do math :P
--- Quote ---Clearly, your fingers do not develop phantom pain from the experience of having to play Carmina. ;) It's glorious, amazing and incredible, yes. That's matched with draining, exhausting, stiffening and aching. Marriage of Figaro is the same way. At least Carmina has its easy bits though, Mozart always takes it out of you. He's so damned unforgiving.
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Clearly I am musically useless and have never experienced that sort of pain :) My parents tried to get a late 80's computer to teach me to play the piano as a kid, but it was an abyssal failure.
The Deposed King:
Been alternating between Downeaster Alexa to put me in the 'back against the wall' mood and then metallica for when I'm actually writing. Sadly most of my metallica is their later stuff. I need some 2x4 and that Genie one where 'I wish I may, I wish I might' I need some power tunes!
The Deposed King
spywolf:
--- Quote from: Wordmaker on March 27, 2013, 03:08:22 PM ---I actually find it difficult to write without music. I have a selection of tracks I use for inspiring certain types of scene and I've been known to come up with new scenes or even whole book ideas just listening to a particular piece of music.
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this is me
I am always listening to music when I am writing
does not matter if it is a project for school or a creatie writing project I am doing in my free time...
Carnifex:Pacifex:
just out of curiosity, does anyone here listen to Post-Rock? bands like Mono, GodSpeed You BLack EMperor, or This Will Destroy You?
generally the slow, mellow, emotional rock that builds up into legendary climaxes? can be really beautiful, or incredibly sorrowful?
If not, and if you are curious, and if you have the thyme, I would reccomend checking out Mono's "ashes in the snow" for a great example.
I mostly mention thise because Post-Rock tends to be the most inspiring for me.
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