What the heck, I might as well post an original
something I've actually written to this place. Of course, we don't have a solo instrument category here
so there's seems no appropriate place to put such a work. Is there any irony in the fact that us composers for classical guitar are marginalized to the experimental, and gasp!.. atonal forums?
Written many, many years ago... When I was actually a YOUNG composer. Age 18-19. Dare I say, back in the 70's >_< !!
1. Techniques used
-Alternate tuning. I had just moved from Hawaii (where this particular one proportedly hails from) and figured it might be a way to break out, so to speak. I probably had just heard Pat Metheny for the first time (the White Album) and so naturally I just
had to have harmonics in the piece, which of course, don't come out in the playback.
2. How long it took to compose the piece
-It took me at least a few months to write.
3. Structure of your piece
Intro: very tonal, rather romantic. At the time I think I saw it as an "enter the dream" type of thing.
The walk: ..around the odd, but yet comfortable hominess of the Shire, (From the Tolkien trilogy, of course)
The Dance: Without leaveing the Shire, a parochial Hobbit's view of what the world must be like, interpreted in dance. With an odd measure feel to it, yet still tonal. (Some Jazz influenced structures start to appear.) But getting less and less predictable, almost like a dream within a dream. ..then an awkward space.. and..
Back to the walking (or is it waking?) theme.
4. Obstacles when composing
Studies, Drugs, Women, hmm...
Some things never change.
5. Summary of overall piece
See structure.
I transcribed this into Finale four or five years ago, and I noticed in bringing it up in Finale 2006 that some of the tempo markings don't work (like the fermatas, etc) I did some tweeking some of the tempos a bit, but mostly you'll have to imagine the fermatas
