Hey everyone,
Frantz! Haha, you really are a machine. I am so flattered by your enjoyment of my melodies! I would never write anything but melodies if I had you to always flatter me hehe. I really enjoyed the FMIN5.mid. I think thats the one Marius thought was best as well; I'm not sure exactly what else to call it other than by the midi name because you have so many! I am trying to listen to the ones on soundclick but my internet is terribly slow at home - I'll check it out at uni. I thought FMIN3.mid was hillarious - I'm sure you were just having fun with it, especially right at the end - I'm no pianist, but that seems impossible to play! Melody No. 2B# on SoundClick I think is your best. Your counter-melody is in its own right beautiful - wonderfully harmonized - not dwelling too much on the melancholy feeling - which is inherent in the melody - and very Baroque sounding - while still mainting your individual flavour. Yes - you really allow this melody to flourish. A truly wonderful and expressive version, with a sufficient amount of propriety as well!
As for my own version, its on its way. I altered the tempo and note duration and wrote the beginning of a quartet which isn't too bad - it actually expresses the feeling I was going for which I still feel is quite is restrained in the currently posted melody. I decided to abandon that project though. As I have been coincidentally listening to a lot of Bach's preludes and fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier I have decided to write this melody as a piano prelude and write the fugue later on. Although I rarely ever look at scores for reference for ideas, I think if I am going to tackle a fugue, I may as well familiarize myself with Bach. This is going to take some time, if I'm to do a decent job of it, but its more that I have exams. Sadly Frantz, you and I will both have to wait for me to finish working on this piece and be ready to post some more melodies for your enjoyment
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Marius, would be great to hear a version from you! Haven't spoken to you lately but it would be truly an honour to have you write on a melody of mine! And !Mark! I look forward to hearing your version as well! The attention thus far has been terribly flattering, thank you all. Speak to you all in the near future - I have not been able to log on for a while, nor will be able to for the next month as frequently, due to exams. Ciao for now,
Pravin
Oct 26 2006, 12:25 AM
hi friends! there are TWO new versions for Upstart's melody, say, maybe one and half, because the 2nd is the same as the 1st plus a bass. but i think they are very different regarding the final effect. they are the 2 upper pieces (#2d versions 1 and 2) at
ok, call me a machine heheheheh, but i couldn't resist making a finale for this set of variations which i might name "Upstart Suite" heheheheh. it's at 
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