Young Composers

Welcome to Young Composers! Young Composers is a place where composers and musicians of all ages can communicate, share, and collaborate with others on the subjects of music, composition, performance and repertoire. This site is home to many people of different experiences and styles, and is an excellent resource for all musicians. After registering, you will be able to converse with musicians of all types and ages in the forum. You may also make use of the wiki system to create a profile showcasing you and your works, or just write about something that you are particularly knowledgeable about. Furthermore, we have an Online Music Store that sells sheet music, notation software, sequencers, music samples and more. Click one of the links below to get started! Remember, if you want to participate, you must first register. Register | Getting started | Wiki home Online music store | Performance networkNEW! Composer profiles | Staff members Article of the Month August will explore the the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm, and interdependent in harmony-- more frequently referred to as counterpoint. It has been most commonly used in Western music, developing strongly in the Renaissance, and also dominant in much of the common practice period, especially in Baroque music. Want to learn more about this technique? Then read more... Previous months' featured article: Masashi Hamauzu Featured Profile A composer since the age of 12, 18 year old Hector Omar Sanchez is an Editor and active member of the Young Composers community. He is a talented musician, with his instrumental abilities including the clarinet, piano, flute, and mallet percussion. He has been commissioned 4 times since beginning his career as a composer and hopes to attend Berklee College of Music. Read more... Previous featured profile: Tyler Justin Hughes

Latest Forum Threads Click here to visit the forum index <vbWiki_ShowThreads count="6" /> Editor's Threads A Bulgarian Birthday Happy Birthday Competition winner - Magyari Marcell Performance Thread Find musicians to play your compositions! Impromptu Pequeño en Estilo Barroco June's flute solo competition winner - Tyler Chen Converting Notation into PDF Technology thread posted by Daniel Advertise your forum threads here. Learn more... Contests and Competitions September Competition CMC 30: The Blighted Pictures at an Exhibition II Monthly Competition On-going Collaborative Works: YC Symphony No.1 Collaborative Opera Project YC 24 Etudes for Piano YC 24 Preludes and Fugues