Compositions
Writing music presents a series of problems that have to be solved for the piece to feel finished or successful. The initial melody or progression or whatever sparks that first idea to turn the material into a piece – that’s the God-given part. Turning that initial idea into a finished work is the hard part, and I remember dealing with that even from the first pieces. You get so far, and then it becomes hard because you have to reach beyond your experience and find the answer that this particular piece of music is asking for. John Bickerton – Interview in Behind the Piano, 2002
Click the links below to listen to John’s composition. The scores are presented as videos where you can view the score as you listen to the music.