by Michael Grimes | Aug 2, 2020 | My music
I sometimes record snippets of musical ideas, either played into my phone or notated on paper or in MuseScore. They usually stay there, but occasionally I dig them out and try to make something out of them. I did that a few weeks ago and settled on this snippet, which...
by Michael Grimes | Jun 8, 2020 | Other stuff
In the spirit of posting about things I started and didn’t finish, here’s a story I wrote a couple of years ago with the intention of writing more (that’s the bit that didn’t happen). I was quite pleased with this at the time. I hate it now....
by Michael Grimes | May 25, 2020 | Compositions, My music
Here are three things I wrote before I started exploring tonal harmony a bit more seriously. They’re numbered one to three because they do sort of tell a story, but it’s not one I’m going to put into words; suffice it to say it ends upbeat and...
by Michael Grimes | May 18, 2020 | Compositions, My music
It’s been a loooooong time since my last post. Since then, I’ve started learning the clarinet, acquired more technology that I don’t understand, and sharpened my composing talons a little (just a little). And it’s that which brings me here...
by Michael Grimes | Jul 2, 2018 | My music
I’ve had this snippet of organ-based psychedelia kicking around on my computer for a while now and I don’t know what to do with it. (It wasn’t played on the organ in the picture, sadly; that needs repairing.) I’ve tinkered around with it on the...
