The Radical Imagination: Imagination and Technique in Music Composition --- Visions and Decisions

We can explore different manifestations of human creativity by connecting disparate ideas and disciplines. We can investigate the role that balance and interaction of imagination play in the techniques or decisions of the creative process. That's exactly what Bruce Adolphe has done in his just published, fascinating and original book -Visions and Decisions -- Imagination and Technique in Music Composition. In the book, Bruce has included current scientific research on dreams, hypnagogic experiences, emotions and feelings. He includes thoughts of composers past and present, and examines how works start from visions in a range of music, comparing musical and techniques to models in other creative disciplines.