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“Every Part Must Sing.”

30-Nov-10

Periyanayakkanpalaiyam A friend spoke to me about writing polyphonic music – “It must come together, of course,” he said.  “But also individually, every part must sing.”  I keep the same principle in mind constantly when writing a novel, with its counterpoint plot lines.  Here’s the Rolling Stones song “Shelter”, fascinatingly taken apart track by track.  Fabulous […]