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What would you do if part of your composition sounded like another?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Emmanuelle Fonsny Jul 7.
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Hi Jeremiah,
Is this a piece for animation or something? Whatever it is, I like it.
The sounds you have chosen work well together. I particularly like the voices, the flute and the drums.
I like how you made some parts with drums and others with...
Hi,
thanks for your responses.
Yep, that's true, nothing can be 100% original. Ok, well, I'll just accept the music as it comes to me then. And like you said, Jeremiah, if it's too similar, I'll change it a bit, although I find it hard to change...
I do a number of things in a 'rock' sort of, albeit perverted, area. It's supposed to sound like something else.
what is originality?
Couple months back, rachmiel asked me 'are you channeling Zappa, I'm deja vuing some here'. People need anchors ...
I've had this happen a couple of times. One song I was working on had a melody that was almost note by note identical to a theme from "Singapore" from POTC3. After I realized I did that, I just changed it around a bit to make it less like it. I th...
I think for me, I have no personal qualms about that scenario, unless it is blatant enough to become a legal issue. But legal issues aside, every culmination of notes that we put on paper or into a musical work is somehow derived from previous wor...
Hey guys,
I'd like to ask you this:
Have you ever written something that sounds very similar to something that already exists though without meaning to? If so, what do you do about it? Do you try to vary it so that it sounds different or do you k...
Hey, have finished a clarinet quartet and have uploaded on my page. Please have a listen if you have some time. Feedbacks are most welcomed ^^
Saw something about Ligeti... you got me hooked. I'll join too ^^
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Choir, Small Ensemble, Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- classical
- Is music your main income source?
- Sort Of - Music Related
- Where do you live?
- Sydney
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 3:11am on October 19, 2009,
henk alkema said… - Hello Emanuelle, what I mean by "tonal music with wrong notes" is that your piece is in a kind of perfect balance.....(tonality has not so much to do with pitch)...cluster music grouped in 4+4+4+4 do I experience as tonal. Because of the balance I hear your music as tonal. Of course no problem with tonality. And then we have the right "wrong" note and the wrong "right" note. And then we have virtuosity as a composing tool. I do not mean to be disrespectful but you invited me to say something about your music which I did....best, henk alkema
I will listen to your clarinet quartet.
- At 10:08am on October 18, 2009,
henk alkema said…
- Hello Emanuelle, I listened to your piano piece and what I heard was "tonal music with wrong notes". Is this what you aim for? I think it is not crazy enough, to decent and civilized....with due respect. Surprise me please by unexpected moves, illogical notes...etc
Best,
henk alkema
- At 5:45pm on July 12, 2009,
Fernando Vazquez said… - Hi. I enjoyed your piano toccata, interesting developments. Did you mean it as a minimalist piece?
- At 10:20am on July 5, 2009,
Richard Ratner said… - Hi Emmanuelle, I listened to your clarinet quartet, and a few things come to mind. These things are of course based on my own aesthetic and approach, so I don't know if they will have meaning for you. I believe you overuse chromatic scales, especially in the outer movements. Spans of unidirectional motion by half steps of one note value, unless specially colored by harmony, have no direction, no focus, no tendency, and are usually meter-fillers pretending to be melody. This then overflows into your harmony, which seems to lack purpose and direction. There is little tension, or relaxation, little departure or return. These two things seem at odds with your extremely regular phrasing. Your phrasing is my view into how you feel music, and it says to me that at present you feel music traditionally. (Please forgive me if that is presumptuous.) Why then avoid triadic harmony and diatonic melody? (Notice that I did not simply say "tonality", because key and form are not necessarily what I mean.) I understand that you don't want to sound old-fashioned. Like everyone, you want to have your own sound. If what you write is who you are, then by virtue of the fact that there's no one else like you, you will have your own sound. Strive for clarity and communication and let the rest happen by itself. In the course of that quest, things will occur to you that are better solutions than "standard" ones, and that's how you will find your true voice.
- At 7:05am on July 5, 2009,
Emmanuelle Fonsny said… - Hey,
just uploaded the last movement of my Clarinet Quartet. I've also added a Piano Toccata. Please have a listen if you have time. Cheers.
- At 7:00pm on July 2, 2009,
Peter Dewar-Finch said… - Welcome. I like the Clarinet. I guess you play these yourself? Your clarinet quartet sounds quite intricate but nonetheless is pleasant to listen to
- At 3:24pm on July 2, 2009,
Dankk said… - thank you for listening to the music.
The song I just posted most recently was very aggravating (IBM is the one I am talking about).. It has well over 20 different tracks and I finally just "ended" the song. Without theory or any formal training at all, I really just got sick of trying to come into a way to get back to the main theme of the tune.
I only in the last few months got back into writing and recording. Its a challenge especially when there are so many great composers out there. so... so... many..... lol
has a way of making one feel less than special doesnt it? lol
good work on your clarinet comps. very different. :) keep it up!
- At 2:17pm on July 2, 2009,
Ray Kemp said… - Hi Emmanuelle,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting some of your music here. I see you're already getting in to some discussion here. That's great!
Ray
- At 6:27am on July 2, 2009,
Emmanuelle Fonsny said…
- Hi everyone. I'm new here so I'm still trying to find my bearings... I've managed to post a few compositions of mine. I would love to hear comments from you (positive and/or negative) if you have any.
Cheers ^^
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