It's been a little while since I last wrote an entry. In the past few weeks I've been working on the short score to the second scene, and doing a few gigs in Berlin and Leipzig. It is not easy for me to concentrate on those two things at the same time - my gigs were performances of my Leah Goldberg songs (some are available at www.myspace.com/osnatnetzer) which is a totally different aesthetics than my opera. It also requires me to sing and play the piano quite well, which takes a lot of practice... But nevertheless, I was able, before the deadline that I gave myself, to complete the short score to my second scene. Now starts the orchestration job. Usually, I don't look for many influences while I compose the core of the music, but when I orchestrate, it's a different matter. I always think; how can I do the same thing here, but more colorful, more imaginative, more extreme? Then I turn to other composers' music and look for their sensibilities. I just had a lesson a few days ago, and my teacher recommended that I look at Ravel's Rapsodie Espagnole for orchestration ideas. I always thought that Ravel was one of the best orchestrators that ever lived, and I completely agree that even though my music sounds nothing like Ravel, I can learn a lot from his sensibilities. Happily I took my teacher's suggestions, and looked a little at Ravel's score. I haven't yet started the orchestration of my second scene, but it's just a matter of a day or two until I do. More to come!
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