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Books & arts Who, and what, is a composer? Andrew Ford 24 October 2017 Music | Do you simply need to say that’s what you do? Books & arts Letting go Andrew Ford 25 September 2017 Music | “Improvise” and “embellish” can be alarming words for a classically trained composer Books & arts The audacity of authenticity Andrew Ford 29 August 2017 Music | What makes a composer courageous? Books & arts Rock of ages Andrew Ford 27 July 2017 Rock music doesn’t just have classics in the sense of “golden oldies,” it has become a body of work

Books & arts Abandonment postponed Andrew Ford 7 March 2017 Music | Headlong was meant to be a celebration of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s seventy-fifth birthday, but something seemed wrong Books & arts At the borders of the public domain Andrew Ford 16 February 2017 Should we borrow, steal – or even beg for – other cultures’ music? Books & arts The clarity of Maurizio Pollini Andrew Ford 12 January 2017 Music | What makes the distinguished Italian pianist different? Books & arts The uses of music Andrew Ford 5 December 2016 Music | Something unique happens at the intersection of music, ideas and life

Books & arts The baritone’s party piece Andrew Ford 10 May 2016 Music | Each singer must find his own voice for Peter Maxwell Davies’s best-known work, writes Andrew Ford Books & arts Raising the standards Andrew Ford 6 April 2016 Music | The jazz standard ain’t what it used to be, writes Andrew Ford. In the case of Bill Frisell’s new album, that’s definitely a good thing Books & arts One Sunday in March Kerry Ryan 21 March 2016 Kerry Ryan keeps his options open at WOMADelaide Books & arts On interpreting and being interpreted Andrew Ford 2 March 2016 Music | The scope for choices makes music a special case among art forms, writes Andrew Ford