Thursday, May 9, 2013
My Composition
I have decided to write my piece for piano (me), trumpet (James or Katie), and euphonium (David). I plan for it to be 3 to 5 minutes, with 3 movements of about a minute and a half each in time. I kind of want to write a classical piece similar to David's that he played for us. I would use Finale Song Writer or Note Flight to notate it. I kind of want the music to just come out of me, so I couldn't really give it a sufficient title until after I composed it. I plan to have the first and last movements be loud and energetic, with a quieter movement sandwiched in between. I like the idea of the piano anchoring the ensemble, in harmony with the trumpet while the euphonium adds a steady bass. I like the idea of possibly using the piece to bring out different sounds that could be written with abstract symbols. The picture of the cavemen shows me that music is universal, and that even primitive prehistoric cavemen made their own music to a certain extent.
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This is a good start - you have a structure that you can base your piece on, and now you can fill it in. That's always a good approach to go! As for "abstract symbols": sometimes depending on the situation, abstract symbols may not be as effective as things that are commonly used already in musical vocabulary (I know this may be somewhat contrary to what was discussed in class, but this is just the other side of the coin; things to think about). In this case, it may be more helpful to use x-noteheads (like what we discussed in class), or even including a '+' above certain notes (in western art music this is usually used to denote a "stopped" horn sound, among various other sounds).
ReplyDeleteI don't know how versatile noteflight or finale songwriter are, but if they don't offer enough flexibility, you may want to handwrite this piece - just a thought!