The blog of author Matthew J. Kirby

Category: Music

  • Sextet on an Ice Epic

    I meant to post this a long time ago, but somehow forgot. (I say “somehow,” but really there’s no “somehow” when you forget things as often as I do.) You  may remember Alessandro, the young musician who composed a quartet inspired by The Clockwork Three. Well, he has done the same for Icefall, and I continue to…

  • A very talented young composer.

    I recently received an amazing email from a young reader named Alessandro, who is 11 years old, a violinist, and a composer. He shared with me a video, the premiere of a quartet he wrote for flute, clarinet, cello, and viola. The piece is called “The Clockmaker, the Hotel Maid, and the Italian Violinist.” From…

  • Music of Icefall

    In anticipation of the release of my next novel, Icefall, I thought I would share some of the music from which I drew inspiration while writing it. Like a lot of authors, I have a few tricks I use to help me enter into the world of the story I’m telling, and music plays a…

  • This is just for fun…

    Because I like the band Marcy Playground, and their fourth album hit stores today, and they distributed this cool player for everyone to listen to the new tunes.  Try the songs “Blackbird” (not a Beatles cover) “Star Baby,” or “Down the Drain.”  They’re my favorites.