Welcome to the CMP Blog
Twice a month, I will publish a new blog post covering the following topics:
🎶Sneak peeks into the life of a traveling musician
🎶Inspiration for my latest arrangement for winds
🎶Celebrations of a wide variety of cultures
🎶Sharing more background information about Craig Music Publishers and how we got started
🎶Challenges arrangers face
Plus many other topics, and of course, more anecdotes, memories, and passions for music. See you in my next blog post!
Blog Post 16: Arranging for Clarinet Quartet
Welcome to the CMP Blog. In this blog post, I will discuss the challenges arrangers face when writing digital download sheet music for a clarinet quartet (CQ). As an example, I will use my latest CQ arrangement, the “Presto” from Franz Schubert’s iconic chamber work, String Quartet No. 14 “Death and the Maiden” D810. To learn more, read CMP Blog Post 15.
Blog Post 15: Sheet Music Collections for winds
Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog! I hope you had a great week. In this blog post, we are discussing both current and future CMP Collections of digital download sheet music for winds. These days, with the so many cost of living increases, we could all use some savings. Therefore, CMP offers various collections of our digital sheet music offerings at 40% off the individual price. Read this CMP blog post to learn more.
Blog Post 13: Mendelssohn’s Adagio-Allegro
Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a great week. In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing my inspiration for writing a clarinet quartet arrangement of the first movement “Adagio-Allegro” from Felix Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 8. Although Mendelssohn wrote this piece at only age 13, it already demonstrates his unique compositional style, blending Baroque and Classical influences.
Blog Post 1: Patapan Fantasy
Here are some thoughts on my newest arrangement for Craig Music Publishers: a clarinet quartet medley that transforms the traditional French carol “Patapan” into an imaginative “Patapan Fantasy,” incorporating five additional Christmas favorites.