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Beethoven Archive
New Lecture presented at New Jersey School
On May 30, 2013 I presented a new lecture at Central School in East Hanover, NJ. For several years I have gone there and lectured on finding the hero myth […]
Lecture at Central School in NJ (Feb. 22, 2013)
Once again, my frequent collaborator, Emily Thompson, asked me to lecture to her class of youngsters at the school where she teaches: Central School in East Hanover, NJ. I went […]
Lecture at East Hanover (NJ) Central School
Richard Russell presents his lecture on the interdisciplinary aspects of creativity.
Using literature’s hero myth as a blueprint for music
Borrowing from literature’s hero myth has been a fruitful way for composing since Beethoven’s time. Here are some different ways to think about it.
“Why Do You Compose?” a response to Rob Deemer
Rob Deemer, a composer and conductor, recently posed this question on New Music Box, “Why do you compose?” That’s a pointed way of asking some questions I’ve considered for a […]
Black Swan’s composition lesson Part 2
To recap Part 1 of my reactions to the film Black Swan, I posed the question of: …how to rectify our training with our wild-card penchant for creativity? Artists anywhere will […]
Once “Lost”, How to be Found?
I love this article written by Carlton Cuse, one of the show runners of my favorite television show of the last decade, “Lost.” In this article he faces a crisis […]
Lecture at Central School in NJ | Oct. 29, 2010
Richard Russell presents a lecture and demonstration on how the literary tradition of the heroic quest can be found in the music of Beethoven.
On Audio Fidelity
Can you remember the first time you heard a live performance of a symphony that you love? I recall hearing the Beethoven Ninth for the first time in a live concert. I was in my last year of high school and heard it performed by the Honolulu Symphony. It was…
What the stock market says about creative evolution
With the huge downturn in the economy over the last year, the stock market is on everyone’s mind. It’s a funny business because of all the euphemisms. One hears talk […]
Looking forward to new music
I was at a concert of new music recently, and in the time before the start of the program I got to thinking. I was going to be hearing a […]
A Beethoven Thought
For those of us concerned about form and architecture, here’s a great quote about Beethoven, courtesy Bernard Holland in the 2/23/07 New York Times: Beethoven was the Classical era‚Äôs psychological architect. […]
Write something joyful!
The other night I was at a composer’s forum where the guest of honor was 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec. We were all having a great exchange, and the […]
The Creative Habit
I just have to recommend this book, The Creative Habit. It was written by Twyla Tharp, the choreographer. Now, one might ask what choreography has to do with music composition, […]
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