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"well, i really loved it. Don't know if it's just the time of year, but i was picturing a very sweet dance/ballet in my head as i listened to it. I'd leave it as it is and not risk complicating it. Sure, if Rachmaninov's reincarnated self where to…"
"I like your idea Frederick of making similar cannons. I am expirimenting with using themes from the piece to produce a christmas piece (something i've always wanted to try) mostly because the melody reminds me of a church hymn :)
If that doesn't…"
If that doesn't…"
"!!! canons must be in perfect counterpoint u make many mistake, in melodic figures, 8ve!! some 5e, which in ancient counterp. are errors...in any style are ingenuous. try to listen the same thing with 2fl, ob, cl, basson and horn... u can listen…"
"The sense i got from his comment was that he agreed with you :) And i do too. I will take a look at expanding on this theme if i can. Maybe incorporate it as a larger Noël / Alleluia - which i've never gotten to do. An i dea based on all of your…"
"Hey,
I applaud you on deciding to study form. I think it is one of the most overlooked things by people learning to compose nowadays.
I have been deep into the study of form recently and specifically classical form. One of the things I have found…"
I applaud you on deciding to study form. I think it is one of the most overlooked things by people learning to compose nowadays.
I have been deep into the study of form recently and specifically classical form. One of the things I have found…"
"hi If i understand you, you search for a book (or recources in general) of musical forms or a tips on how you could begin to study it.
maybe i can't help u so much but I'll try it ...
i d like to give you a complete panoramic of my study in…"
maybe i can't help u so much but I'll try it ...
i d like to give you a complete panoramic of my study in…"
"Great post, exactly on the topic of info I've been trying to learn. I've been trying to learn a bit about song structure on google and all I've came up with sites that tell me things like , intro,chorus,melody etc etc.. This vid shows how you can…"
"Lucky for you, we live in the internet age and learning the basics of form has never been better. Here are some links that can help:
First video is one of my undergraduate piano professor talking about form. (Note; he talks about a book you might…"
First video is one of my undergraduate piano professor talking about form. (Note; he talks about a book you might…"
"Hmmm...
its all so personal. And everyones a critic! Heck, we all know if we like it or not...
now, this quote from above:
"If you will construct your sonata with tonal contrast between first and second theme this is totally obsolete,…"
its all so personal. And everyones a critic! Heck, we all know if we like it or not...
now, this quote from above:
"If you will construct your sonata with tonal contrast between first and second theme this is totally obsolete,…"
"this is a hobby, as no one would PAY me, lol...
yet for what its worth to ME, iit took me a while to realize, when starting from scratch... that maybe "half" of what I really liked t listen to, seemed to be in pentatonic minor.
do I mean that…"
yet for what its worth to ME, iit took me a while to realize, when starting from scratch... that maybe "half" of what I really liked t listen to, seemed to be in pentatonic minor.
do I mean that…"
"Let me to explain :
-composition in music is a complex activity with a lot of components requiring theoretical and practical knowledge, not "rules" - knowledge, that help you to realize your idea. In a 3-4 min. composition, no problem, is easy to…"
-composition in music is a complex activity with a lot of components requiring theoretical and practical knowledge, not "rules" - knowledge, that help you to realize your idea. In a 3-4 min. composition, no problem, is easy to…"
"SpyrusTV-
In there we can fit all sorts of things, we can change it and bend it to our liking.
ie. Make it your own.
Campy"
In there we can fit all sorts of things, we can change it and bend it to our liking.
ie. Make it your own.
Campy"
"Hi!!
I don't know what is the problem with writing in certain forms. If you like to do that, do it!! If not, don't. Anyway I hear a lot of different music, in different styles. Some very modern, some very old. Is that a problem? To me it seems…"
I don't know what is the problem with writing in certain forms. If you like to do that, do it!! If not, don't. Anyway I hear a lot of different music, in different styles. Some very modern, some very old. Is that a problem? To me it seems…"
"Lots of "have tos" in there. Have to in order to do what exactly?Vlad Burlea said:
First of all we have to devise forms in two categories: 1.generals form as mono, binary and ternary (associated with all subcategories) and 2. forms related to…"
First of all we have to devise forms in two categories: 1.generals form as mono, binary and ternary (associated with all subcategories) and 2. forms related to…"
"But what limits us to take the sonata form, and change something? Sure, it will not be the form laid down by beethoven, but we can do whatever we want. It's our music after all. In fact, in all musical history, that's how things progressed. Someone…"
"First of all we have to devise forms in two categories: 1.generals form as mono, binary and ternary (associated with all subcategories) and 2. forms related to historical periods: fugue, rondo, sonata, variations. First category you can "use"…"
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Sure. I use Finale as well. I'm not very advanced with it at the moment, but I've managed to notate most of my symphony so far. This is the second movement:
http://www.box.net/shared/ijo0mhtp30
The above example demonstrates about as much as I know of Finale, and I'm pretty sure that I've not even used a quarter of the programme so far.
But sure, ask me. I'll do my best.
I left a long and hopefully helpful comment about your March but it got deleted along with my profile. I'm not sure whether you got a chance to read it - if not, I'd be happy to pm my comments to you. I really enjoyed it by the way.
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