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I’m so sorry you didn’t get the encouragement you deserve in school. That can really destroy confidence and motivation. I will check out your work in a bit, I’m excited to read it!

Maybe I’ll share some poetry on here at some point too

writing would be to big a word to describe it

discovering that I can more like it

I found out in November,

playing with words a bit since then

until then I believed what teachers hammered in me at school - what I spawn offends them and I shouldn't be allowed

link to my blog is in my profile

Oooh no, thank you, will check it out!

Ah, I recorder was my principal instrument! I don’t play any more though, just compose. But as a recorder player, most of my repertoire was Baroque. I do love that music, particularly J S Bach and C P E Bach.

Ahahahaha Brahms as party music :D The best. Not that I’m a party bean, but I will take inspiration from this conversation if that ever changes.

A pseudonym is a good idea. What kind of stuff do you write? I’d love to read it :)

sphynx said:

choral music

have you ever heard Quechua choral music? they're the true angels in this field, in Europe almost unknown ((because of inquisition  hiding them from us out of jealousy (my hypothesis)))

Kate Kestrel said:

Classic FM

I used to listen to that a lot

but I found a way to record music from you tube, so I am listening from there now to build my own collection

theoretically classical is for free, but you cannot find anywhere and alternative is to buy loads of CDs/DVDs

Hi Kate, thank you so much for taking the time to reply in this much depth. 

Apologies for my lack of clarity — Piranesi is the name of a short novel by Susanna Clarke. It's a high fantasy book — not my usual genre choice but a very immersive world. The book I'm reading now, A Little Life, is by Hanya Yanagihara. It’s a huge work, beautiful, intricate, and heartbreaking.

You say you particularly enjoy Victorian literature — do you have favourite authors or books?

Thank you for sharing about your musical experiences. I love Bach too, and early choral/vocal music. Have you come across Hildegard von Bingen?

I do enjoy Ligheti, and there are lots of other names I could recommend: Pauline Oliveros is wonderful, both for her music and her philosophy. Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, Kaia Saariaho… Outside of classical music, I love Bulgarian choral music.

I’m interested in the concept of film music – the way music and images can relate to each other and bring out elements of each other – but I haven’t heard much

classical baroque 

Albinoni and Vivaldi mostly, I find oboe and recorder most calming and uplifting

it reminds me about my early childhood, last blissful moments of it

plus I turn into masterchef when cooking while listining to it :D

though if you want to make a joke on your friends, go for Brahms when choosing party music LOL

sphynx said:

it would mean revealing my name

that's why I publish under fictitious one

plus I do not want my family to pry, this way it's safe 

Thanks for asking! I do, but sharing it would mean revealing my name... Also none of my most recent work has been recorded yet. Once it has been, maybe I can find a way of sharing it that wouldn't break the forum's rules. Sorry, I know that's a really unsatisfactory response :( What are your musical interests?  

Hi Sphinx, I’m sorry you’re feeling lonely (not an uncommon experience for many autistic people). I haven’t read any Piranesi - I have been more interested in English writers in general - especially Victorian literature and poetry. I’m fascinated by Buddhism too - but have recently been reading about the Tibetan Bon religion - which has some things in common with Buddhism. Years ago I went to see the Dalai Lama speak at an event and I was very inspired by him. I really enjoy classical music - though I’m not that knowledgeable about contemporary classical music. I once went to see some Ligeti played at a concert and found it pretty tough going. I prefer things like Mahler, Bach, Rachmaninov, and early choral music. Years ago I lived in London and went to load of excellent classical concerts, but I don’t get to do that now unfortunately. I really miss it. We once went to see Guiliano Carmignola playing at St John’s Smith Square and it was one of the musical highlights of my life. 
I notice that someone on this thread mentions film music - I really enjoy film music. There’s a really enjoyable film music programme in Classic FM on a Saturday late afternoon/evening which I always enjoy if I happen to have the radio on. 

have you got anything to taste online?

I loved that book when I read it, but don’t remember much about it now. Maybe one to revisit

I only just came across Morricone’s work through your post - I don’t usually listen to film music. Thank you for introducing me! From the little I’ve heard so far, his music is much more tonal than mine. My work is usually (not always) meditative, and I enjoy crunchy harmonies :)

add ''Curious incident of the dog in the nightime'' to your readin list, 

does your music sound like Ennio Morricone's ?