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A Little Fugue in 3 parts - 1'40"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Jul 25. 9 Replies 1 Like
I was looking for stuff to post on the thread about why/how we compose as we do. My entry got wiped out by the software.Among the things possible to link was this fugue.It happened a few years ago…Continue
Music for Orchestra 2
Started this discussion. Last reply by Liz Atems Jul 21. 19 Replies 0 Likes
An impressionist piece: breeze over summer lawns sort of thing. It’s based on the expansion and mimic of motifs, a recap opening the coda. More chromatic than atonal.Please offer any comment or crit.…Continue
Soliloquy for Horn (about 3 mins)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Jul 10. 22 Replies 0 Likes
A solo piece, and I wanted to write something more cheerful than my usual stuff. A nice rest from orchestral scoring. This may seem short-ish. It could probably be developed more but I had to bear in…Continue
Music for Orchestra 4. (5'30")
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Jun 29. 11 Replies 2 Likes
One of a series I've got into. The number 4 is arbitrary referring just to the 'attempt'. It was completed about month ago then revised slightly the other day.Slow and fairly atonal/abstract. Many…Continue
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"A most interesting combination, Gav.
I'm fairly similar - will take from styles and genres as seems fit. Influences have probably been too many to matter though I have to watch out with a few (modern) composers. I've tried some pop, light…"
"I'll have to look into this composer when time permits. I'm comfortable with Scandinavian composers (and particularly Nielsen. It was the 2nd movement of Nielsen's No. 3 that inspired me to think of voice as another instrument in an…"
"Hey Timothy,
Yes, this is a pretty different version. The change of pace at 1'16" was interesting and it was here it seemed to take on the tones of its title, as if a realisation was in the offing. The mood of the piece doesn't catch…"
"Hello, Timothy,
Ha!
Yes I can write tonally, sort of.... Trouble is when in a major key it always turns into light music. I suppose there's nothing wrong with it (especially if there's even a little money or a decent dinner to be…"
"Dane,
I think this shows your strength in making great music by the most established norms that still manages to excite, thrill and otherwise open up possibilities composing in this structure.
I found this piece to be very interesting all…"
"Sincere thanks, guys.
May I be excused not replying individually - not laziness I assure you, just that it'll make it a pretty long thread.
Thank you for listening and your comments. They're most appreciated - especially as it was an…"
"very nice. I would love to hear this on the harpsichord"
"Wish I could toss back a few and throw down a fugue before stumbling home. Well I can do all that except for the fugue!"
"This is a really fun piece Dane! Like Gregorio, I was struck by the constant harmonic shifting (well, you know I like that sort of thing!), and the bouncy character. The ending had me LOL. Didn't quite catch the stretto though, will have to…"
"It took a few listens to get into this fugue, but the more I listen, the more I like its fun, bouncy mood. A cute little diversion!"
"Hey Dane. That was a lot of fun. Loved it's jauntiness! Wonderful twists and turns to the harmonic movement - (that reminded me a bit of Prokofiev ) very skillfully handled. Very enjoyable, indeed!"
A Little Fugue in 3 parts - 1'40"
I was looking for stuff to post on the thread about why/how we compose as we do. My entry got wiped out by the software.Among the things possible to link was this fugue.It happened a few years ago because my group at a summer school thought to pass one evening by each writing a short fugue. It wasn't a competition or anything, just fun. I wanted the second and third entries to come in on the dominant underneath the answer to the previous subject.The stretto is pitifully short but time was…See More
"Yes, the score needs to be seen. I talk to a cellist friend quite a lot about my own work and double stops came up. Those in this score are quite easy, they'd probably be barred across (initially on the G & D strings and 3 bars later on the…"
"I'm guessing the VSL solo strings is probably the best. I did a fair bit of listening to demos before buying. There weren't many on offer that gave all (regular) string instruments. VSL's full library set contains 177,580 samples…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Multimedia, Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- impressionist
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- Southern England
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- As an amateur violist I've used membership of local ensembles and orchestras as a way of getting pieces performed. I tend to an impressionistic style but never write off the chance to break away and do something "contemporary" or light or even 'pop'. My music education put me off serial techniques well and truly and probably did more harm than good. As for composing I still sketch on paper - no notation software is fast enough nor allows me to spread different tries on the table to edit. I then do mock-ups on Reaper relying heavily on its midi editor. I hope to comment and bring some pieces to the site if things work out. I tend to limit my things to around 5 minutes as I've found people are often happy to afford that time or less - and it's easier to get them played: local groups seem more willing to fill in spare moments of their gigs with the work of local composers. That's me!
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- At 2:59pm on May 23, 2019,
Stephen Lines said…
Incidentally, I see you live in southern England (why I thought you were American I really don't know). I live in Hampshire, where do you live if you don't mind me asking?
You are very encouraging with your comments about others' work (including mine) - I wish I had the same facility as sometimes I think I come across as somewhat unsympathetically critical.
Best regards,
Stephen
- At 2:52pm on May 23, 2019,
Hi Dane,
I see from one of the threads that you compose on paper and don't know how to produce PDFs. If it helps, my printer has the facility to copy and save as a PDF - the printer itself wasn't expensive (around $100) but the ink refills admittedly cost a small fortune. You might consider shopping around and buying something similar.
All the best,
Stephen
- At 8:56am on January 4, 2019,
Gav Brown said…
Welcome Dane!
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