Episode 14: Ronald Corp OBE

Hello folks! Welcome to episode fourteen of FORTE Podcast!

I've got another interview for you with the reputable British composer and conductor, Ronald Corp!

He has written multiple works for SATB Choir, choirs with orchestra, symphonies, large scale works for children, chamber music and piano concertos!

Ronald’s website: http://ronaldcorp.co.uk

Ronald was kind enough to invite me to St. Alban The Martyr, London, to record this podcast. The introductory track was Corp's Piano Concerto no.1 performed and recorded by Leon McCawley.

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Timestamps:

(0:34) How did the pandemic affect your writing ability?

(3:32) When did you start writing music?

(5:07) Personal system of notation

(11:02) Thoughts on contemporary music

(16:21) What is the music expression of the 21st Century?

(21:18) Audiences following your compositional logic

(24:57) Too many musical ideas in one piece

(25:51) Where do musical ideas come from?

(31:44) A particular instrument or structure that one feels has mastery over

(33:24) The first time writing a symphony

(35:37) Pacing in musical exposition

(38:50) Any figures you looked up to?

(42:28) Orwell's 'Writing' motivations applied to composition

(48:19) The End of History: can the development of music reach its peak of not return?