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...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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