Symphonic Competition

THE PROMPT: Each composer will create one movement of a symphony, using a full symphonic orchestra. This one movement will contain at least one main linking theme, and other motives and thematic elements. The movement must be one out of a number of movements, as most symphonies go. Plans must be presented for other movements, 3 minimum. Skill must be shown in areas of: development of themes, cohesiveness, creativity, instrumentation, overall effect, and score preparation. The music will be submitted in any form, with a stress on the score, not on a sound file. The judges will judge mainly on the score, looking for attention to clarity, detail, and overall preparation. This competition is for the preparation of composers going public with their music.

THE ENSEMBLE: The piece must include at least one part of each instrument: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet (or Cornet), Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, optional percussion, optional piano/harp/celeste, and a full string section. Anything in addition is acceptable.

THE DEADLINE: 23:59 EST FRIDAY MARCH 30th

A NOTE: Composers must submit NEW MUSIC ONLY. Music that has been started earlier than the competition opening cannot be submitted, with the exception of pieces that still need at least 90% work or so.

COMPOSERS:

1.
2. Pianobeast10489
3. William K.
4. FPSchubertII
5. Theshroud13
6. Letehn
7. Nightengale Incorporated
8. Rafn
9. Debussy
10. Mitchell
11. Morivou
12. Sparks316
13. Chris Shaver
14. Verdi_Lver
15. Arthur Reglay
16. eldeni
17. retron
18. TheMeaningofLIfe
19. Jeremiah Hong
20. Arthur Reglay
21. yyoppp
22. anteaaron
23. Tera
24. violinboy
25. Sparks316
26. Wolf_88
27. ...

JUDGES:

1. Marius
2. W.E.Sapphire
3. Christopher Dunn-Rankin
4.
5. M_is_D
6. Corbin the Violist
7. T.J. Menzel
8. ...

I'd like to be a judge, if that's alright

Nickthoven - I'd like to enter myself into this competition, please.

Wait a minute. When you said: Symphony, I thought you meant write A symphony, not write for a full symphony orchestra. What about the classical composers here? You might want to re-think that part of it, because if I were to compete in this, I would want to use my own instrumentation. And besides, it says:

"Skill must be shown in areas of: development of themes, cohesiveness, creativity, instrumentation, overall effect, and score preparation. The music will be submitted in any form, with a stress on the score, not on a sound file. "

How can this be an a part of the scoring when we have our orchestra set up for us? I just think that maybe we should be allowed to have our own instrumentation for our own styles.

The idea of setting a minimum is to keep people from writing pieces that are really chamber pieces. If you can't possibly work with a larger orchestra than you are used to, I guess a couple of alterations are fine, but make sure to run it by me.

Sign me up.

Throw me into the mix of contestants.

me.

can i write it for concert band?

Did you want added there Mitchell?
I doubt you could write it for concert band - you'd have to ask Nick though.

Add me