Yes, you read right. After a week coughing my lungs and brains out, I decided I needed something creative that was manageable to focus on, as I started to realize my mental health was also at risk.

Setting Up Conditions For My 30 Days Composing Challenge

To be sure I didn’t ”paint myself into a corner”, meaning I didn’t end up writing too much, too long, or anything else stopping me from finishing a composition in one day. The following rules were set up:

• The ensemble should be a solo instrument or a maximum of three instruments

• The length of the compositions shouldn't be longer than about three minutes.

• And not shorter than 1,5 minutes.

• Always try to prefer a solo instrument.

• So I started on the twelfth night of my whooping cough.  The first one I composed was an Adagio for Viola and Piano, and it’s 3,5 minutes long.

How Did I do, And What Were the Ensemble's Solo-Instruments I Composed For?

Piano Solo - 10 Compositions

Piano And Viola - 5 Compositions

Piano And Violin - 2 compositions

Piano And Violoncello Or Contrabass - one each

Piano And Wind-instruments - one for Clarinet and one for Bass Clarinet

Viola Solo - One composition

Violoncello Solo - One composition

Flute Solo - One composition

Clarinet Solo - One composition

Guitar Solo - One composition

Duo For Clarinet And Viola - One composition

Duo For Viola And Violoncello - One composition

Trio For Viola, Violoncello And Piano - One composition

Piano Quartet - One composition

Yes, I completed my 30-day assignment without a hitch. Not all is masterpieces, but a couple of them are good (In my opinion). You can also find some of them with a blue icon instead of my signature green ones on Spotify, etc.