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An Arab Love-Song

Byartsyhonker October 31, 2017 0 Comments
This is one of the pieces from the Musical Hat Draw. I really enjoyed that project, but it didn't result in a single sale of music! So I've decided to release the pieces as I normally would, through Patreon, instead. This text was suggested by TJA Thurman, but written by Francis Thompson. It's for a small or flexible choir, with piano accompaniment. An Arab Love-Song Francis Thompson (1859-1907)...

Musical Hat Draw: Music Sale!

Byartsyhonker October 2, 2017 0 Comments
About a month ago I tried a new-to-me experiment: I asked the internet to suggest texts for me to set to music, on the understanding that I'd do my best at some drafts with random selections of text, and then eventually put the completed music up for sale online. I called it the Musical Hat Draw because I was going to pull numbers out of a hat to decide what order to set the texts in. I loved...

Musical Hat Draw: “Stars”

Byartsyhonker September 1, 2017 2 Comments
Welcome to the inaugural, experimental, Musical Hat Draw! For this round, the theme is “stars”. If you have a favourite poem about stars that you’ve always wanted to hear set to music, or if you’ve written about stars and wonder what your poem might sound like sung, the Musical Hat Draw is for you. How it works: From today until midnight BST on 11th September, you can send me text...