Recycling Resources
"Nothing comes from nothing". Art cannot happen without recycling. Pick up a copy of this book to liberate your "inner thief". Lots of fun quotes and helpful advice.
Workman Press, New York
This small book is both a morale booster and a repository of techniques. A breezy and worthy read intended to instill courage and insight.
A vast collection of public domain music is available to be recycled into “new” melodies.
Several good sources for public domain music are:
Search Engine for tunes transcribed in ABC notation
http://abcnotation.com/search
The Session
https://thesession.org/tunes
Results are returned in standard notation, ABC notation, and as midi files
John Chamber’s Tune Finder
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/doc/findtest.html
O’Neil’s Music of Ireland
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/oneils1.html
Results are returned in standard notation, ABC, notation, NoteWorthy, and midi files
Turlough O’Carolan’s Music (all known tunes)
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/OCC.html
Allen’s Irish Fiddler
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
Catches, Rounds and Glees
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/catches.html
Madragils
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/madrigals.html
- Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative
Workman Press, New York
This small book is both a morale booster and a repository of techniques. A breezy and worthy read intended to instill courage and insight.
A vast collection of public domain music is available to be recycled into “new” melodies.
Several good sources for public domain music are:
Search Engine for tunes transcribed in ABC notation
http://abcnotation.com/search
The Session
https://thesession.org/tunes
Results are returned in standard notation, ABC notation, and as midi files
John Chamber’s Tune Finder
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/doc/findtest.html
O’Neil’s Music of Ireland
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/oneils1.html
Results are returned in standard notation, ABC, notation, NoteWorthy, and midi files
Turlough O’Carolan’s Music (all known tunes)
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/OCC.html
Allen’s Irish Fiddler
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
Catches, Rounds and Glees
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/catches.html
Madragils
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/madrigals.html