Bradley University Compose the Semester

Compose a 12-measure duet for two instruments using only pitches found in the octatonic 01 collection (OCT01: C,C#,D#,E,F#,G,A,Bb). Include dynamics and articulations to add expression to your melody.

  Compose 20 seconds of music that sounds like water running in a river.

C ompose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that uses and emphasizes Dorian mode.

Compose an 8-measure melody for a single line instrument that follows an arch form with the high point/climax in the middle.

  Compose 20 seconds of music that depicts the color red.

Compose an 8-measure piece that contains the following elements: Primary Melody and Secondary Melody

Compose 20 seconds of music that sounds like leaves falling from a tree.

Compose a 12-measure duet for two instruments using only pitches found in a whole-tone collection (WT0: C,D,E,F#,G#,A# or WT1:C#,D#,F,G,A,B). Include dynamics and articulations to add expression to your melody.

Compose a melody for voice that uses the following text: O well for him who lives at ease  With garnered gold in wide domain,  Nor heeds the splashing of the rain,  The crashing down of forest trees. -  O well for him who ne'er hath known  The travail of the hungry years,  A father grey with grief and tears,  A mother weeping all alone. -  But well for him whose feet hath trod  The weary road of toil and strife, Yet from the sorrows of his life  Builds ladders to be nearer God. from “A Lament” by Oscar Wilde

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that clearly defines minor tonality.

Compose 16-measures for a non-pitched instrument using mixed meters.

Compose 20 seconds of music that depicts the color blue.

  Compose a melody for voice that uses the following text: This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me– The simple News that Nature told– With tender Majesty Her Message is committed         To Hands I cannot see– For love of Her– Sweet– countrymen– Judge tenderly– of Me from “This is my letter to the World” - Emily Dickinson (1862)

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that uses many gradual changes in dynamics.

Compose a 12-measure melody for a single line instrument using only pitches found in the hexatonic 01 collection (HEX01: C,C#,E,F,G#,A). Include dynamics and articulations to add expression to your melody.

Compose an 8-measure duet for two heterogeneous instruments (clarinet and trombone for example). Aim to create moments where the timbres blend to create a new sound and moments where the unique instrument timbres are very distinct.

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that clearly defines major tonality.

Compose 16-measures for a non-pitched instrument in a complex meter.

Create a four beat motif that uses both rhythm and pitches. Develop the motif using the following processes: transposition (moving the motif to different starting pitches), inversion (taking pitches down instead of up and vice versa), retrograde (backwards), augmentation (proportionally elongating the note values), diminution (proportionally shortening the note values), and fragmentation (using portions of the motifs). Compose 12-measures for a single line instrument using your motif, transpositions, inversion, retrograde, augmentation, diminution, and fragmentation.

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that uses articulations to create variety.

Compose an 8-measure duet for two single line instruments that uses different dynamics to highlight and balance the importance of the musical lines.

Compose a 12-measure melody for a single line instrument using only pitches found in the octatonic 01 collection (OCT01: C,C#,D#,E,F#,G,A,Bb). Include dynamics and articulations to add expression to your melody.

Compose an 8-measure duet for two instruments of the same family (alto saxophone and tenor saxophone or violin and cello for example). Aim to create moments where the timbres blend and moments where the unique instrument timbres are very distinct.

Compose a melody for a single line instrument without using any measures or bar lines. Complete this activity on manuscript paper to avoid “filling the boxes” in notation software.

Compose 16-measures for a non-pitched instrument in a compound meter.

Create a four beat rhythmic motif. Develop the motif using the following processes: retrograde (backwards), augmentation (proportionally elongating the note values), diminution (proportionally shortening the note values), and fragmentation (using portions of the rhythmic motifs). Compose 16-measures for a non-pitched instrument using only the rhythms from your motif, retrograde, augmentation, diminution, and fragmentation.

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that uses articulations to build unity.

Compose an 8-measure piece for a single line instrument that uses extreme dynamic contrasts for dramatic effect.

Compose a 12-measure melody for a single line instrument using only pitches found in a whole-tone collection (WT0: C,D,E,F#,G#,A# or WT1:C#,D#,F,G,A,B). Include dynamics and articulations to add expression to your melody.

Compose an 8-measure duet for two of the same instruments (two trumpets for example). Focus on creating a moment where there are two distinct, contrasting parts using range, dynamics, and articulations to emphasize the difference and a moment where the two instruments blend into one another.