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New Score added June 1: Suite for French Horn
New Score added April 4: Ghost Fires - for brass quintet
Waddy Thompson's compositions are grounded in lyrical lines. In part thiscomes from his great fondness for vocal music and the sound of the human voice. Over the years he has increasingly incorporated more and more aspects of traditional tonality, without being tied to the restrictions of 19th century tonality.
You are invited to use this site to get to know his music. Many scores are provided for free download for use
by perfomers. Any other use constitutes copyright infringement. Sound files may not be used without permission
from the composer.
Notice of any performanc
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that result are greatly appreciated.
Waddy Thompson has had a long career as a fundraiser for a variety of arts organizations, and he is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing. You can learn more about that aspect of his life at his other site, Grantadviser.com.
The music at the top of this an other pages on this web site are the opening bars from his Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra.