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Rodney Carlyle Money
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My new instrument you’ve probably never written for

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rodney Carlyle Money Aug 10, 2020. 6 Replies

Here is something you don’t see in person that often, a bass trumpet. I just commissioned the build of this horn from Dr. Bill Jones who has built trumpets for the Chicago Symphony. The rotary valves…Continue

Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rodney Carlyle Money Aug 11, 2020. 9 Replies

This brass piece is called Pilot Mountain which is a mountain in NC written for 6 trumpets, 3 euphoniums, 2 tubas, and way too many trombones, bass trombones and horns in the happy little key of F…Continue

I’ve been living in a “4 Part-Writing” nightmare but hey if you want to hear some brass, woodwinds, and organ playing a chorale hit here also

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rodney Carlyle Money Jul 17, 2020. 4 Replies

For the past 2 weeks I’ve been working and stressing over a hymn based on Psalms 91:9-11 for a Moravian and Methodist hymnal and songbook. After I would compose the counter-point I would check and…Continue

Why Does God Let Me Live (a hymn for the unexpected transformation of 2020)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rodney Carlyle Money Apr 6, 2020. 2 Replies

I used to post here all the time, so I apologize for not contributing lately. The genesis of this hymn started with a simple statement from my best friend complaining about the simplicity of…Continue

 

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  • 1.
    Resurrection
  • 2.
    Hymn
  • 3.
    The Garden of Love (Solo Voice Version)
  • 4.
    The Garden of Love
  • 5.
    Sins of the Old Testament I. King Saul and the Witch
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    Sins of the Old Testament II. David and Bathsheba
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    Sins of the Old Testament III. Dance of the Golden Calf

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Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Tillerich's discussion Your composing life
"1. Besides spending time with family, from sunup to sundown, and sometimes on through the night. 2. Since the pandemic hit in March I have composed over 200 finished, professionally engraved pages of sheet music. 3. I can hear it in my…"
Aug 25, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"Haha! I gotcha brother! "
Aug 11, 2020
H. S. Teoh replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"lol, I think it's fine the way it is. I was half-kidding about the brassy part. In fact, I actually like brassy brass chorales where you really let 'er rip."
Aug 11, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"In the regular dynamics of mp-f yes. When you get to FF both can be bright but the bass trumpet sounds like a low direct trumpet. If people’s concept of trombones is only Zimmer Braaaammmmssss then yes the sound concept is lacking but nothing…"
Aug 10, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"I’m not sure about how well written it is since I felt like I just threw it together but I do appreciate the compliments."
Aug 10, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"Would you believe I did the math. It’s exactly 50% mellow and 50% brassy. Maybe I’ll cut and edit a version with just the mellow parts for ya? Lol. "
Aug 10, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"Thank you my friend. Nothing amazing about it though, just simply a hymn repeated over and over again several times like an English hymn with each time in a new setting. I even kept it diatonic with no accidentals. I suck as a composer. "
Aug 10, 2020
H. S. Teoh replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"Trombone is mellower than bass trumpet, really?  OK, I guess I am really ignorant of brass timbres. :-/ Or maybe I'm confusing trombone with muted F horn. (I really like that buzzing muted horn sound, esp. at ff.)"
Aug 10, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"If you like mellow, you need to write for euphonium. From mellow to brightest or brassiest in this range is: euphonium, Rotary Kaiser Baritone, English/ French Baritone, German Tenor Horn, Trombone, and Bass Trumpet.  "
Aug 10, 2020
H. S. Teoh replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"I like more mellow, but does a trumpet need to get any louder? ;-) OK, just kidding. Maybe I should write a concerto for this beautiful bass trumpet. :-P  (But that's after I get through my huge backlog of unfinished concertos and fugues,…"
Aug 10, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"Hello HS! The range is an 8va lower than a regular Bb trumpet or the same range as trombone or euphonium. I’m not sure if you are familiar with rotary valve trumpets but they are both more mellow and louder than a regular piston trumpet. So in…"
Aug 10, 2020
H. S. Teoh replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion My new instrument you’ve probably never written for
"What's the range of this beauty? Sounds like a mellower version of the trumpet with a lower register... would love to compose for it sometime. (Har har, like I have the time to do anything these days...)"
Aug 9, 2020
H. S. Teoh replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"Very nice! Very brassy... perhaps a little too brassy for me, but nevertheless it's still so well written that I liked it anyway. :-P"
Aug 9, 2020
Timothy Smith replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"This is really quite amazing. I think the title is underrated for what it is. It's a great big majestic wonderful brass thing!"
Aug 9, 2020
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Aug 9, 2020
Rodney Carlyle Money replied to Rodney Carlyle Money's discussion Just some noisy little brass thing with around 30 of my closest friends...
"Thank you for the reply! Oh yes that’s the part where we build it up and everything’s about to change! "
Aug 9, 2020

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What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
What is your favorite genre or style of music?
Anything that sounds good!
Is music your main income source?
Yes!
Where do you live?
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
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.
I am a professional composer whose works have been performed all over the world, the staff composer and instrumental music instructor of Millennium Charter Academy, public performer, and private instructor. My publishers include: Alfred, C. Alan, and Dutch Music Partners, and my music has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" hosted by Robert Siegel.

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At 4:58pm on January 5, 2015, Al Johnston said…

Thanks for the invite, Rodney. I was quite impressed by your Sins of the Old Testament pieces. Dance of the Golden  Calf was quite beguiling. I'm currently listening to BelgianComposer's new Double Bass Sonata (http://youtu.be/c4wIy1qyf1E). Check his Youtube channel out. I haven't run across him elsewhere, but his work is consistently first rate. Again, thanks for your work.

At 8:49am on September 13, 2013, Rodney Carlyle Money said…

Thank you so much Alex!

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