Now I'm getting serious about publishing and telling the world about my music. I'm going about this work in digital age fashion. This post is all about my efforts to make my compositions available. It's complete with links for listening and for scores.
I've posted many compositions on two sites that allow people to download scores and parts. I've had a page on the site International Music Score Library Project for years. In fact almost 4000 downloads of my scores on that site have occurred. That has allowed a couple of people to find some music of mine and perform it. Violinist Mari Targo programmed a set of duets calle Five Rhythmic Recreations for a concert in Tallin, Estonia.
More recently, I began a page on MusicaNeo.com . Right now it holds my viola sonata and my recently completed album of student pieces. That viola sonata also exists on a site called Music4Viola , but that's the only piece I've managed to get there.
I am hopeful that this dabbling around in the sea of websites will result in at least a few of my pieces reaching open ears. I am not aiming to be famous, I just want the works I've put my heart and soul into to be available to musicians and listeners. I think my music is accessible to players and I strive to make it as clear and consistent as I'm able; sometimes I taste that bit of sense that these particular notes, in this particular configuration are just the right notes. Those moments of certainty are why I really want to share what I do.
I have a few recordings out in the world already and I'm working on getting more available. I'm using three different platforms for that. You can find me on Youtube, and on bandcamp, and on soundcloud. I haven't yet figured out how to get on streaming platforms, but perhaps that's in my future. It feels like a whole new (and slightly befuddling) world.
