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You are still here

Posted on April 4, 2017 by composerjimmylopez

There are some things for which one is never truly prepared, and losing a parent is definitely one of them. December 4, 2016 carved a wound in my heart. It has now slowly started to heal, but it will leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged Bach, Beethoven, Bel Canto, Churrigueresque, Fallingwater, Fallingwater house, Finland, Finnish Embassy in Lima, Frank Lloyd-Wright, Guardian of the Horizon, Javier López Caipo, Le Corbusier, Lima Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Angelo, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Mozart, National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, Oscar Niemeyer, Renee Fleming, Sibelius Academy, Sistine Chapel, Sphinx Organization, Urban Planning | Leave a comment

This is it!

Posted on November 21, 2015 by composerjimmylopez

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Bel Canto has made its final transition from book to opera. Practically 5 years after the World Premiere Announcement, 14 years after Ann Patchett’s riveting novel was first published, and 19 years after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel Canto | Tagged #LyricBelCanto, Ann Patchett, Anthony Freud, Bach, Bel Canto, Bradley Hall, Cayenne Harris, Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, Civic Opera House, Constance Hoffman, Danielle De Niese, David Korins, Duane Schuler, Gérard Grisey, Greg Emetaz, Igor Stravinsky, Jimmy Lopez, Ken Piggot, Kevin Newbury, Lima Crisis, Lyric Opera, Lyric Unlimited, Nilo Cruz, opening night, Renee Fleming, Sir Andrew Davis, Talea, The Soldier's Tale | 1 Comment

Inspiration

Posted on November 16, 2015 by composerjimmylopez

What is inspiration? What is that spark that ignites our thoughts and makes it possible for us, creative artists, to produce a work of art where there was nothing before? A walk in the woods, a book, a movie, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Composing | Tagged alchemy, Bach, Beethoven, Diabelli Variations, discipline, eureka, Goldberg Variations, Inspiration, manuscript, Mendelssohn, String Octet, Symphony No. 5, Theme and Variations | Leave a comment

Quality in Diversity

Posted on May 20, 2013 by composerjimmylopez

This post has the potential of being rather controversial, but let me start by saying that controversy is not what I’m after, I just want to share my views on a subject that has no right or wrong answers, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia | Tagged Bach, counterpoint, educational outreach, harmony, hierarchy, instrumentation, Michael Jackson, Mozart, music genre, Music industry, music theory, orchestration, Queen, self-taught, Techno, The Beatles, top 40 | 3 Comments

Musical expression

Posted on April 20, 2012 by composerjimmylopez

In 2010 I took part in the Darmstadt International Contemporary Music Festival for the third consecutive time. In the months leading to the festival I was asked to write an essay on musical expression. Five composers, all winners of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged a clockwork orange, Bach, cognitivism, communication process, emotivism, expression, music, musical expression | 1 Comment

Staying in tune

Posted on January 12, 2012 by composerjimmylopez

The equal-tempered scale, where the octave is divided into twelve equal chromatic steps, has dominated western music for over a century. We have been made to believe that its use has been standard since times of Bach, but actually its … Continue reading →

Posted in Composing | Tagged archicembalo, Bach, equal temperament, Gérard Grisey, Georg Friedrich Haas, harmonic series, just intonation, Lou Harrison, meantone temperament, microtone, Nicola Vicentino, pythagorean tuning, quarter tone, spectral music, Terry Riley, tuning system, well temperament, Well-tempered clavier | 1 Comment

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