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Contents

• Contents
• List of music examples
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of contributors
• Introduction
• Part I . Creative Processes:
• 1. Inspiration Howard Skempton
• 2. Compositional unfolding Robert Saxton
• 3. Out of one, many: aspects, relationships, and attitudes to linearity Kenneth Hesketh: 4. Instruments and invention Tonia Ko
• 5. From sketch to score Julian Anderson
• Part II . Technique(s):
• 6. Composing for ensemble Cheryl Frances-Hoad
• 7. Composing for orchestra Roberto Sierra
• 8. Composing for voice Toby Young
• 9. Composing for choir David Bednall
• 10. Composing for stage Nico Muhly
• 11. Composing for stage Nico Muhly
• Part III . Styles, Conventions, and Issues:
• 12. Dots, squiggles, and words: notation in recent music Christopher Fox
• 13. Sonorities and spectra Christian Mason and Jon Hargreaves
• 14. Electronic composition: histories and affordances Lauren Redhead
• 15. Transcultural composing Raymond You
• 16. Nothing new under the sun: composition as adaptation Cecilia Livingstone
• 17. Composition and ecological listening Liza Lim
• Part IV . Building a Career:
• 18. Finding your voice Eleanor Alberga
• 19. Beyond the notes: how to tell your story, and who needs to know Naomi Belshaw
• 20. Practical advice for emerging composers Hollie Harding and Toby Young
• Further reading
• Index.