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.
Join our Bradley Composition community in Final Bar Line Frenzy this summer. Our goal is to collectively reach 100 final bar lines (completed pieces) this summer! Once you complete a composition, comment on this post. Tell us the title, instrumentation, and provide a link to the piece if possible. Also include the number out of 100 in your comment to help us track our progress. For example, the first person to comment on the post would add 1/100, the second person would add 2/100, etc. What constitutes a completed piece for Final Bar Line Frenzy? It can be an original composition, an arrangement, a transcription, a fixed media piece, a project created in a DAW, a multimedia project, a multi movement piece, or a collection of short pieces. Use your discretion, but think of this as a completed piece that is of a quality that you would be happy to present in composition lessons, is ready for performance, and would be ready to send off to a publisher or feature on au...
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Good work and fun title, Dawson. I like when you syncopate the two quarter notes from the original motive when it appears in m.5 and 6.
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You should look into some of John Cage's indeterminacy in music. You'd be interested in some of his processes.
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The triplet was a bit of a surprise in here!
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Good work, Darial. This reminds me of Steve Reich's "Piano Phase." You should give that piece a listen!
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ReplyDeleteGood work, Cole! This has a lot of character and sounds very heroic.
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John for Solo Euphonium
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Good work, Carlos. The contour of the lines works really well!
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