Section Chart

[Chris Merritt]

Chris Merritt will do section 1 and end in G major at 140 bpm

The sections will be pieced together IN THIS ORDER LISTED BELOW. Pick 2 adjacent chords and make one the beginning and the next the ending. Remember: These chords and tempos do not have to define your section, you just have to use them and the proper tempo up front and at the end for the transitions.

Pick your two and reply below with your choice. So no one else does the same section. We are calling "sections" of this one piece "tracks."

You will notice that some tracks are underlined and are links - this means the composer has completed them and the link is to the mp3, so you can hear it. The underlined composers' names are links to their pages here on the Composer' Forum.

When we have a few consecutive tracks submitted, we will make a master audio file with them crossfaded in tempo and post it, so you can hear! Then as more are added, we will add them to the master file, slowly building the World's Longest Through Composed Piece!

Track 1- Chris Merritt
G 140
Track 2 - Mike Torr
D 80
Track 3 Albert De La Vega
A 130
Track 4 Alimar
E 90
Track 5 Thomas Hay
B 120
Track 6 John Elliott
F# 100
Track 7 Eric Fretheim
C# 110
Track 8 Kristofer Emerig
Ab 110
Track 9 (Chris Alpiar)
Eb 100
Track 10 Bart Delissen
Bb 120
Track 11 Jochen Lehnert
F 90
Track 12 Ben Lunn
Cm 130
Track 13 Simon Godden
Gm 80
Track14 Edward Schaffer
Dm 140
Track 15 Caroline Moore
Am 90
Track 16 (Richard Bleckinsop)
Em 130
Track 17
Bm 100
Track 18
F#m 120
Track 19
C#m 110
Track 20
Abm 110
Track 21
Ebm 100
Track 22
Bbm 120
Track 23 Ray Kemp
Fm 90
Track 24
C 130
Track 25 Asevenc
G 80
Track 26
D 140
Track 27
A 90
Track 28
E 130
Track 29
B 100
Track 30 Rudolf Schmitt
F# 120
Track 31
C# 110
Track 32
Ab 110
Track 33
Eb 120
Track 34
Bb 100
Track 35
F 130
Track 36
Cm 90
Track 37
Gm 140
Track 38
Dm 80
Track 39
Am 130
Track 40 Joshua John Fanene
Em 90

[Chris Alpiar]

ill take
start: Ab 110
end: Eb 100

[Chris Merritt]

I have completed CM to GM140. Take a listen and see how I left plenty of room for the next section to come in over my ending. Also, I was not limited by the tempos exept to get to the transitions. It was fun! Whaddya's think?

[Mike Torr]

Chris, I can't get it to play more than about 1 second. Are you sure the file is OK?

This is a great idea, by the way! I am considering very carefully whether I should take part, as I don't want to drag the standard down too far! :-S

[Chris Merritt]

Hi Mike! The cool thing is that, being alongside other composers will make us all want to do our best. I'm "redoing" my part with real violin and such, so I will post a new file when it is complete. I hope you will jump in with us!

[Chris Merritt]

The only reason to post fast is to allow other composers "around" your section to hear what they will transition to / from. Since nobody has claimed those areas, take your time and make it awesome! Write a blog about the process, maybe!

[phil Kelly]

Hi Chris:

I'll take door number D mi @80 BPM ..

Couple questions:

1.I notice the slowest gear you've slated is 80 BPM ..may I use a ritard if I want to to do a slower section if I bring it back to a cadence that leads into the next a minor section?

2. I notice you only mention major and minor keys ..can I use any type of harmonic pitch sets I want to after establishing the D ?

3. I only work in Finale ..would someone volunteer to mock my section up for me because the Finale soundfonts are , um, less than , ,umm ..not quite, ahh,,, ummm ..

O what the hell ..they're just flat out TERRIBLE!!!!

cheers:

Phil K

[Chris Merritt]

Right, Phil. WITHIN your section, you can do anything. Any key any tempo, whatever. You just have to get to and from the chosen keys and tempo. Do you want to start with Dm and go to Am (track 39?) Or start with Gm and end with Dm (track 38?) Also, I think Chris Alpiar volunteered to mock up your section. Did I see him post that somewhere or am I imagining that? Here's a premix file of my section. Imagine you had to write the next section after that. It's composed to allow the next composer to start their music OVER mine. Crossfade between the two. That will probably work much better that a hard cut and new start, so keep that in mind.

[Mike Torr]

Thanks Chris! I think I'm going to lurk for a while. I'm not confident enough in my abilities yet... however, the list is long, and I think you'll see me join in eventually when I have had some more practice with orchestration and mixing ;)

By the way, your files are fine, I just have some issue with Firefox and its Quicktime plugin.

[Chris Merritt]

Awesome! Sounds like it will work on the transitions to me. We'll just have to see! Great samples. What are they from?

[Mike Torr]

I'm going to assume that this is still going, as I see a few more names on the chart!

OK Sensei, I am ready for the challenge!

I'll take:
Track 15, starting in Dm 140bpm and finishing in Am 90bpm

[Marius Amado-Alves]

Nice work!
Is the score available?
I don't mind continuing from this i.e. being in charge of track 2.

[Marius Amado-Alves]

I'll turn the table on you: how about a little blog explaining why you chose upward fifths for the track transitions, 2 minutes, the tempos, etc. ;-)