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Modern Composer Fan Club
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Music Tech Masters
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Sonaljit's Discussions
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Profile Information
- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- web, Orchestra, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- rock
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- IIT Kharagpur
- About Me:
- I am a student. To be more specific, I am a final year engineering student and, sort of, a researcher in IIT Kharagpur, India.
I am not professionally trained. I do music stuff just for pleasure. However, I am pretty enthusiastic when it comes to composing. I have made a few musical works, some of them being my own compositions. Others are remakes. I arrange and orchestrate through my computer, and sequencing software. However I don't have the slightest knowledge on the grammar of music and notations.
I came across this forum for composers, and have been dumbfounded by the musical brilliance of all the experienced composers here. simply amazing !
Do listen to my musical works, and comment. Thank you !
- Website:
- http://soundclick.com/sonaljit
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Ossim. How's it goin' everybody? Let's see, what do I use...
Well, right off, I play Drums. I have a Yamaha Oak Custom Kit, which I adore, and a few Zildjians, but not many. I'm not really the cymbal-splashing type. I currently have a PDP Pedal, wh…
I wish we had people here desperate for sheet music as well :P
play Waiting for Love - Sonaljit
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Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 10:04pm on January 14, 2009,
Jeremiah Pena said… - Travail,darkness and limelight is really cool! Keep up the great work!
- At 7:25pm on January 10, 2009,
o_w_n said… - Hey!
I'm ok, how are you?
I really like travail, darkness and limelight, I can see how it would work in a film. Is there a storyline behind it?
Having read MusicgalSD's comment below, I think the way to go about learning to use brass and wind instruments in our compositions is to learn the ranges of each instrument, but also to listen extensively to pieces that use them, so you know what each instrument sounds like and how composers tend to use them. If you want the ranges of the typical orchestral instuments I can get them for you. Also, if you want a bit of info on an orchestral percussion section, then I can help there too.
Cheers
~o_w_n
- At 12:50pm on January 3, 2009,
MusicgalSD said… - I have the same problems with writing music too. I can write pretty well for orchestral string instruments, but I have little understanding of the wind and percussion instruments used in full and symphony orchestras. One good idea, however, would be to talk to people who play those instruments. It also helps to look at a piece of sheet music form another instrument and then try to understand how to read it in order to write it. That is the way I originally learned how to write for the bass an alto clefs.
MusicgalSD
- At 10:57pm on December 22, 2008,
MusicgalSD said…
- I really like the ambiance of "travel, darkness, and limelight"--it's really beautiful! One strength that I have noticed in your music is the use of rhythmic and metric variations to propel the piece. Especially in the beginning, this use of varying meters give the piece an adventurous feel without giving it a sound that is too dark, aggressive, and cliche. The orchestra in the background is also very complimentary to the piano; it significantly adds a colorful ambiance to the piece without giving distraction to the piano melody.
If you like ambiance music a lot, maybe you should try checking out Soundwrx's page. As for me, I haven't really mastered ambiance music, but I do like listening to it a lot! :)
MusicgalSD
- At 2:06pm on November 9, 2008,
o_w_n said…
- and yeah, I agree that it's badly mixed. I just exported it as a .wav file straight out of sibelius, converted it to .mp3 and posted it. I'll repost it soon when I've put it into cubase and actually sequenced it.
- At 2:04pm on November 9, 2008,
o_w_n said…
- Hey
sorry about the jargon I chucked in my last comment, I get carried away... Allegro just means it's going to be fast (about 160 bpm). In contrast, an Adagio is quite slow (mine was 80 bpm).
I'm afraid I've no rock stuff ready to upload at the moment, or really anywhere near ready, but I've a few blues tunes that I might sort out after my music college auditions are over.
I'm loving the tracks you've put up. I think my favourite is sky high, I love the guitar solos, they're great. Puts my playing to shame... Are you playing a guitar through Guitar Rig? Or sequencing them? I'm guessing the former...
Cheers
o_w_n
- At 11:31am on November 9, 2008,
o_w_n said…
- I suppose it would've helped if I'd mentioned that it starts in Bb before I told you it ends in G...
- At 11:28am on November 9, 2008,
o_w_n said…
- Hey Sonaljit
I've uploaded a string quartet for your listening pleasure (or not as the case may be). Unfortunately, the sounds are only what Sibelius can provide without any editing as I've not the patience to play with it in Cubase at the moment.
I hope you enjoy it, it's the first (and only at the moment) in a suite of about four quartets. It ends in G major to lead into the second piece, which is an Allegro.
I'll also put it up in the Music Dissection forum along with the score (in PDF format)
Cheers,
o_w_n
- At 8:00pm on November 3, 2008,
MusicgalSD said…
- Welcome to Young Composers Sonaljit! Considering the fact that you are not professionally trained in music, you have come quite a long way! I find your work very pleasing to listen to. Do you play guitar or any other instrument of some sort? If so, do you perform with an ensemble or band, or do you perform solo? If you are interested in furthering your knowledge in music theory, one way to get started is by visiting www.musictheory.net. I find it very helpful, especially for my music class at school.
Keep up the great work! I hope you accept my invitation!
--MusicgalSD
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