Melody #7

Adam, I'm not sure what you were doing with all that deep bass stuff in the middle... ...but yours was one of the most unique renditions yet.

Thank you! (I'm choosing to interpret unique in its positive light ). I'm not sure where the bass came from either - the whole thing was done almost instinctively after as few listens through with no revisions. It could almost certainly be improved by re-arrangement; but, that it was what came into my mind and it was fun to do something so off the cuff - most of my music is painfully ground out over years...

Good lord -- I was impressed with everyone, didn't get to taking a crack at it myself but went through some imagining of how I'd go about it. And all I can say is wow -- if you haven't listened to the Schubert yet, you're missing out. I found the melody by itself pretty saccharine, was thinking of how I could keep it in minor keys. But leave it to FS to kidnap a sweet tune, and turn into one of the deep mysteries... Thanks for sharing that recording, J!

I know the point of this forum is to focus on us, the living.... Next time (hopefully the next one is up soon?) I'll try to participate rather than talk!

Not sure If I can still enter, but I did manage to this one today

Instruments:Acoustic Guitar (melody)
Acoustic Bass
Solo Cello

Probably the most needlessly long title I've ever given a song.

I wasn't sure if I was aloud to change the notes in the melody into chords, but I didn't change the rhythm or the notes, just added onto it.

one more!

ps: letehn, congrats for you version! very fine!

Right - this is my first post - and I think it's appropriate, because it shows pretty much my compositional style. I am a heavily choral composer, strongly influenced by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, and Pierre Villette. Have no expectations going into this piece - it's very chromatic. The melody runs in the soprano line - the only line exempt from voice crossing (my theory teacher would kill me ).

So - Melody 7 Harmonic Exercise, for SATB choir:

hi Christopher! fine version! very atmospheric, and keeps a sort of suspended feeling througout the piece. very tender despite the chromaticism. liked!

Thanks!
I'm a little unsure of some of the voice leading, but I think all the chordal sonorities came out alright.

All in all, a fun exercise.

The variety amazes me! This is so cool. Very nice both of you guys. Frantz, yours sounded like it was at least partly in canon. Christopher: fascinating. Who are your influences?

I mostly take after Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre - this level of chromaticism is relatively new for me - it's inspired by a French composer named Pierre Villette - we did one of his pieces in the choir I'm in, and I absolutely fell in love with it - it's the kind of thing that gives you chills.

Ah, OK. I'm intimately familiar with Lauridsen, having performed most of his choral music, but I didn't hear much of his influence in this...maybe his earlier stuff from the 80s before he got really grounded tonally? I don't know enough of Whitacre to comment...have only done two of his pieces in vastly different styles. The French composer is outside my experience entirely.