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    A Composer's Quest for the Sublime
    Merrill Crissey
    • May 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Composer's Quest for the Sublime

    In my last post, I mentioned the author C.S. Lewis. In his autobiographical work Surprised by Joy he talks about an experience he had sev...
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    Arashiyama
    Merrill Crissey
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Arashiyama

    One of the most popular tourist spots in Kyoto, Japan is Arashiyama. It means "storm mountain" in Japanese, but whenever I've gone there ...
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    Sunrise on a New World
    Merrill Crissey
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Sunrise on a New World

    If you've ever started a new venture, if you've ever moved to the big city, if you've ever begun a new life you'll understand how I felt....
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    One Weird Trick to Break Through Writer's Block
    Merrill Crissey
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    One Weird Trick to Break Through Writer's Block

    You've probably seen the hashtags or reddit threads where people post their "shower thoughts." Many of them are quite funny, but there ar...
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    Will It Be Awesome?
    Merrill Crissey
    • Aug 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Will It Be Awesome?

    Several years ago, I had a very humorous boss who used to always ask us the same few questions. This would come at times when you were tr...
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    Writing for Fans not Phantoms
    Merrill Crissey
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Writing for Fans not Phantoms

    Modern classical music has become a respected genre in the last ten years or so thanks to the likes of Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds. The...
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    Planning for Inspiration
    Merrill Crissey
    • May 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    Planning for Inspiration

    Many composers and artists speak of the ideas or experiences that inspire them to create. But often when I sit down to the piano I find n...
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