The literature on music theory and composition is mostly incredibly bad. How much do you already know? Best choose models, study their work in detail, and imi

The literature on music theory and composition is mostly incredibly bad. How much do you already know? Best choose models, study their work in detail, and imitate their techniques. Finding your own voice comes later -- imagination can be practiced. Composer bios are fortunately plentiful; find ones that analyze the music and listen along with the analyses.