Best Way To Compose a Melody Over Chords?

Originally Posted by Cyril

I don't think its possible to make a score from NES format music.

Problem is, I'm on Linux and on that platform, I cannot hear what he composed (probably some ActiveX that cannot run on Linux). So even if I wanted to improve my ear training...

D:

Some way to break into the forum. I offend someone on my second post, AND I post my music in a format that they can't listen to. (Yes, there's an ActiveX control thingy that is preventing it from loading for you.)

Sadly, in addition to consideration and tact, I also lack fancy-schmancy score-producing software. Closest I can get would be a MIDI made in the free demo of NoteWorthy Composer. Or maybe I could use jianpu. I'm relatively proficient at it. XD

Also, whatever Cyril said. =3

Originally Posted by mathgrant

Some way to break into the forum. I offend someone on my second post, AND I post my music in a format that they can't listen to. (Yes, there's an ActiveX control thingy that is preventing it from loading for you.)

OK, but you've not offended me.

Originally Posted by mathgrant

Sadly, in addition to consideration and tact, I also lack fancy-schmancy score-producing software. Closest I can get would be a MIDI made in the free demo of NoteWorthy Composer. Or maybe I could use jianpu. I'm relatively proficient at it.

You can use LilyPond (LilyPond, music notation for everyone) if you want a free score-producing software. That's what I use, and I'm sure it runs on Windows as well.

Or you can produce a PDF from NoteWorthy if you want to use a WYSIWYG editor for your music...

Originally Posted by ram

OK, but you've not offended me.

Phew, thank God. =3

You can use LilyPond (LilyPond, music notation for everyone) if you want a free score-producing software. That's what I use, and I'm sure it runs on Windows as well.

I am learning how to use Lilypond right now, and hope to be able to upload a PDF score later. In the meanwhile, an MP3 may be found here for your ear-training "pleasure".

Originally Posted by mathgrant

In the meanwhile, an MP3 may be found here for your ear-training "pleasure".

Interesting, what are these instruments?

Note that since someone dared to do my little exercice, I also thought it would be good to do it myself . I have just completed it, but I don't know whether I should post my own version right now...

Originally Posted by ram

Interesting, what are these instruments?

The melody and bassline are respectively a square wave and a triangle wave generated by the sound chip of Nintendo Entertainment System video game console (or more properly, a computer program emulating said sound chip). Thanks for asking! =D

And I finally managed to create a score! Turns out "\new staff" and "\new Staff" are two different things. So now I have attached a PDF score for your perusal. =D

Originally Posted by mathgrant

So now I have attached a PDF score for your perusal.

Now can you add two middle voices completing the harmony so as to make a 4-voice quatuor?

I think you forgot to use a F# at the end to make a dominant chord before the final tonic chord.

So here's my own version. It makes a nice little piece I think.

You'll find a PDF, a midi and MP3s here.

This is by no means the only solution, as has been demonstrated previously. It would be fun to see more versions by others.

*looks up "figured bass" on Wikipedia*

You mean those numbers 5 and 6 up top actually meant something? I am a failure. I definitely have a LOT of learning to do. . . D=

Originally Posted by mathgrant

You mean those numbers 5 and 6 up top actually meant something?

Of course they meant something. But when I wrote it up, I forgot it was in minor and I should have said "#" instead of "5" for dominant chords (D in the bass) in root position, for instance: when nothing is stated, the alteration applies to the 3rd of the chord.

What I was trying to convey was the chord positions, so it was not a true Baroque figuration. And most often, chords in root position were not figured by "5" at all. When nothing was said, the player had to assume a root position chord.