"It is an arrangement contest. Not even that - what kind of arranging is this when I can't even touch the tempo? The variations part may look like composition, but the style is already forced on you so I don't see the point.
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The Journey Begins - for orchestra
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janet Spangenberg Feb 27. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Orchestra-ish, anyway. A small piece I completed some 5 days ago, and a thought occured just now to share it here and perhaps receive some meaningful feedback (comments from non musician friends are…Continue
A battle march, sort of
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas Van Beeck Oct 3, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Since this is my first post here, I'll take the opportunity to introduce myself. Hello everybody!I'm Greg (they would say Grzegorz in Poland, but I like the English version more :)), I'm 19, I play…Continue
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Greg Brus replied to Gav Brown's discussion Potential "Theme and Variation" Contest Announced"Is the key forced? Is the tempo forced? What about rhythm?"
Greg Brus replied to Gav Brown's discussion Contest coming: Who's interested?"Yeah, harmonization itself is pretty boring. I guess we could push it further into something like turn-this-melodic-line-into-a-whole-piece contest. If the restrictions on what can be done to the melody are well thought over, this might end up being…"
Greg Brus replied to Graham Richard Troup's discussion Is composing genius Teachable?"Has this actually been proven in any way or is it just another urban legend? Not that having incredibly good memory is anything implausible, but I'm curious about the facts.
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Greg Brus replied to Graham Richard Troup's discussion Is composing genius Teachable?"Mozart's early symphonies are awful. He practiced writing them and eventually got better. Genius, right. Duh."
Greg Brus replied to Gav Brown's discussion Contest coming: Who's interested?"Am I missing something here, or are you suggesting a melody harmonization contest?"
Greg Brus replied to L_P_'s discussion Advice on developing melody"One approach that opens up plenty of possibilities is to write the melody down and slice it into small chunks of material that differ from one another. Then you can rearrange their order, or use one multiple times in a progression, or play them…"
Greg Brus replied to Javier O. Trevino's discussion A problem choosing time signatures and tempos"Actually the open low strings on both violin and viola allow for some control with the bow alone (think sul tasto, inadequate pressure/bowing speed ratio etc. ... there's some possibilities). Proper vibrato isn't possible but you can…"
Greg Brus replied to Janet Spangenberg's discussion Multi Bar Rest Conventions Help Needed!"I'm not familiar with Sibelius, but in Finale there is a difference between a full-bar rest and a whole-note rest, although they look the same. So maybe that's the problem here? Sibelius doesn't include the two measures because they…"
Greg Brus replied to Bob Porter's discussion Movement Two"And you figured it out, eventually, but I wonder, how did you feel about doing the work that's supposed to be done properly by the composer?
There are adjustments and workarounds for pretty much anything if necessary, but that's what they…"
Greg Brus replied to Bob Porter's discussion Movement Two"I have no idea why could the file's size possibly depend on the amount of dynamic markings. It's a sound file. A bunch of 1's and 0's that make your speakers produce a sound wave. And you shouldn't need any compression -…"
Greg Brus replied to Steven Brawer's discussion Question on score for Strauss' Salome"Uh, you produce all of them "on open string". 2nd partial is no different than 6th, except for the placement of the finger. Artifical harmonics are another world, of course.
As for the intervals, anything can be there, provided you manage…"
Greg Brus replied to Steven Brawer's discussion Question on score for Strauss' Salome""Flageolet" is the term used for harmonics in grand and ancient languages (such as Polish, duh). That's all there is to it, really. Now, writing the term itself in the score is a bad idea - the o's above notes take care of the…"
Greg Brus replied to B Gray's discussion For those of you who dislike dissonant and atonal music"That's G minor indeed, specifically the very beginning of the middle section in the last movement. 23:27 here if you wanna hear it.
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Greg Brus replied to Johan Roeraade's discussion Melodic etude for piano"That's one way. What I had in mind was something similar to what Rachmaninov does in his G minor prelude (the middle part). You will notice his arpeggios go back and forth, though sometimes there's two in a row that start low; all in all,…"
Greg Brus replied to Johan Roeraade's discussion Melodic etude for piano"The rapid and very consequent figure in the left hand makes the whole thing sound like a very fancy take at a folk tune. Sure, it's all complex and stuff, but try listening on low volume - what gets through is the very rigid um-tsch-um-tsch…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- latin jazz, some movie scores, spectral music
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- Poland
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- Currently: figuring things out.
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 3:35pm on October 12, 2010,
SEDstar said… - I owe you a deep debt of gratitude, Mr. Brus...
you seemingly simple suggestion to try writing a piece in 5/4 time? Well, thanks. It allowed me to get lucky and make the first "big" piece i ever made in my life. Thank you so much... what was that other time signature you reccomended? 7/8 ? next time around I'll play with that one... THANKS!
MAN, whatever it is these polish music schools are doing, they need to show the rest of the world how they run their schools... you are amazing...
- At 10:05am on October 12, 2010, SEDstar said…
- Wow... is that you playing the piano? Its *really good*. If you programmed it, I'm just as amazed... it sounds beautiful.
Your first composition, sounde impressive to me... i think this is you playing the piano, and its impressive... I can only think its a combination of talent, long work, education...
... and if you ever compose big film scores here in the states? I dont want any money... but I would rather enjoy being allowed to sip an apple martini at the poolside, everyone wondering why I'm there, lol...
I'm impressed.
- At 1:25am on October 5, 2010, SEDstar said…
- Hello,Mr. Brus... or, as I think of you "Holst Jr", heh heh
If you click around on "My page" or the quick-add menu stuff... you can add some of your own tracks to your MyPage here. That way when someone comes here after clicking on your picture, they can hear a few pieces your working on... typically, they will leave you a line or two worth of comment...
Your composition was a joy to listen to, very thrilling.
- At 8:05am on September 30, 2010,
Tyler Hughes said… - Welcome to the Composers' Forum
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