Classically Training: How do composers compose?

All classical music started with a blank page. Before any piece is played or heard, someone has to create it. What does it take to organize all those notes into a final composition? In this episode, composers Shruthi Rajasekar, Janika Vandervelde, and Dan Nass take a seat at the Composers Roundtable to share how they turn their ideas into music. Related Items Episode 1: What is classical music? Episode 2: How did the notes on the piano get there? Episode 3: What does the arm waving mean? Episode 4: “Sonatas, concertos, and preludes, oh my!”