{"product_id":"becoming-a-composer-9780571370146","title":"Becoming a Composer","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Singer, composer, musician . . . Renaissance Woman of contemporary music.' -\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am a composer. A composer of classical music. Quite honestly I am not quite sure how that happened to a girl born in Belize and brought up in Tottenham . . . It is clear that composing found me. It crept up on me and wouldn't let me out of its grasp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow a leading international composer and a singer-songwriter, Errollyn Wallen is as much at home in jazz and pop as in the classical world. Part memoir, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Composer \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen's sometimes troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a black composer in the UK. It includes a collection of observations, diaries following the progress of new works and essays and seeks to shed light on the way a composer sees and hears the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571370146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Errollyn Wallen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990980067509,"sku":"9780571370146","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c253a510-2542-4c23-aa02-6bbae6e592d0.jpg?v=1762838592","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/becoming-a-composer-9780571370146","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}