Serializing all musical parameters, including duration is part of the 1960s movement called Total Serialism. Google for Stockhausen and you will find more information....

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AndrewG replied to Lyle Raymond's discussion '24-Tone Serial Piece for Computer'

Interesting miniature. Did you consider adding contrasting pitches, e.g. a polyphony of these calculator sounds with crisp and fast twinkling bells a la telephone rings? In the coda (IMO) some quick passage with culmination is expected.

December 19

Lyle Raymond added a discussion

24-Tone Serial Piece for Computer

This was created in CSound and mastered in Logic 8: http://web.me.com/sly_raymond/wisconsinguitar/Blog/Entries/2009/12/18_Composition_Feature__Calculator_REvised_Landmine.html

December 18

Lyle Raymond replied to Jacob Royal's discussion 'Tempo and Key'

I was taking into account Bach's tendency to use frequent, and rather dramatic, modulations.

December 17

Lyle Raymond replied to Lyle Raymond's discussion 'Serialized Rhythms'

I think it has potential, but I want to review any existing work on the concept before I lay any claim to originality.

December 17

Kristofer Emerig replied to Lyle Raymond's discussion 'Serialized Rhythms'

I was contemplating something like this a few months ago. that is, if it was feasible to write a fugue based on the following algorithm: Each note's duration is inversely tied to its pitch frequency. For example, the fifth below a tone would have a…

December 17

Lyle Raymond replied to Jacob Royal's discussion 'Tempo and Key'

Is can surprisingly difficult for some of us to just take it easy and let your melodies breathe within a single tonal context. For inspiration, you could listen to Cool Jazz artists like Dave Brubeck or Jim Hall, any of the Classical era masters, or…

December 17

Lyle Raymond added a discussion

Serialized Rhythms

I'm interested in exploring arhythmic composition. Specifically, I would like to devise a technique of composing rhythms using note values that only relate to one another, and not to an underlying metrical grid. This would be analogous to Schoenberg…

December 16

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November 18

Lyle Raymond left a comment for Ray Kemp

November 10

Eirik B. Narjord replied to Lyle Raymond's discussion 'Arietta for Solo Guitar'

Nice! Very good, compact in its short duration. A couple of places I found particularly moodful, namely bar 9-10 (with the upbeat from bar 8), and in bar 15-16. I hear some Bennett in there, especially in the way you end the piece, have you heard h…

November 9

Lyle Raymond added a discussion

Arietta for Solo Guitar

http://web.me.com/sly_raymond/wisconsinguitar/Works_files/Arietta.pdf Your comments welcome. This is based on a dodecaphonic model, but with many liberties taken.

November 6

Lyle Raymond replied to Eirik B. Narjord's discussion 'Two short pieces for piano'

Very cool. I would have liked to see these, especially the second movement, to develop more. That being said, the structure of each piece is tight considering the short timeframe. Good climactic moments.

November 5

Eirik B. Narjord replied to Lyle Raymond's discussion 'Voice/Piano - Your Comments Appreciated'

1. I understand that you want to use the barlines as indicators of phrasing, but if that is your purpose, it should be done more convincingly, and not at the expense of its readability. I am afraid that is the case here, at least for me. But I am no…

November 5

Lyle Raymond replied to Alex Dunn's discussion 'How Do You Structure Your Music?'

I have always been somewhat influenced by Schoenberg's "developing variation." I tend to start with a theme or set of themes, and just write from beginning to end. Not unlike Stephen King's method as described in On Writing. On the other hand, Webe…

November 5