ImperialFlute
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Ravel was very much influenced by American jazz and you can certainly hear the influence in his music through pentatonics and somewhat instrumentation. I would study the elements of jazz along with Ravels compositions and that would help you immensely. After all, if you like Ravel's works then you are likely to like some jazz. I would avoid avante-garde for the moment though. It's a bit advanced and new.
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I wasn't able to get into the site. I got a 'fatal error'.
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I would like to be a competitor, please. Is it required that what we write sound Christmas-like? Or can we just write a trio of whatever?
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I get Manuscript books called Archives from Sam Ashes. It's 96 page 10 stave..... slightly larger than the other book I had, but you could probably find a bigger book from the same company. There was a website on my book that I have never been to, but you can go if you wanted to check it out. it was www.daddario.com Goodluck finding a great stave book!
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I will not participate in this competition, but I am interested in the Baroque Cantata.
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And Stravinsky. I absolutely love the Fire-bird suite. I listened to the whole thing a few days ago.
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Oh my god definitely Chopin!!!!! I adore his etudes!!!!! THEY ARE SO EXPRESSIVE!!!!!
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Well we live and we learn lol.
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Unfortunately I do not have any time to compose this month....... may I be a judge?
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Unfortunately, I never could find a workable download for word and what thought was word was actually not, but it was a power point producer. i barely had time to write it anyways because I am stuck doing homework for my music theory teacher. The guy asks for a lot. I won't be jumping out. What I am excited about is the comments; what I did wrong what I did right. My piece was about the Noah's Ark in biblical times. What I can tell you is that I tried to make the transitions as smooth as possible at the key changes. The beginning (m.1-28) Is basically the point where god makes his appearance to Noah and tells him to build an ark for his family and the animals that were pure would board it. Therefore you can hear God talking about it, as it foreshadows on the terror to come. After that we have out little "building" section (m.29-37), where I depict the building of the ark in more of a somber way and also the boarding of the animals. At the end of that we have a sudden movement of "water" and then we have our rush to close the door(m.38-45) and then FINALLY....... the flood begins. It rains for 40 days and 40 nights(m.46-84). Now there is a lot happening in between. First we have a cowbell, which represents maybe a few drops of water coming in through the windows or banging against the roof. Then we have our Timpani and Bass Drum rolls, which is representation of thunder. THEN there is the spiccato to arco melody. It is very distinct, meant to add that adventurous feeling of a boat being tossed around in the waves. Then the piano solo which represents a little moment where everything might die down for a second and then all of a sudden, drives it all back up with much more force (indicated by key change). Then we have another small piano solo with a trumpet-string accompaniment, which indicates the relief that the floods are now dying down for good. The boat will eventually come to a rest on a mountain, where I gradually closed the piece with some instruments ending and then more instruments joining in the last measure with voice. Thank you for reading my long synopsis and enjoy my piece!!!
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Here is the link to my piece. I still have to write the synopsis of it, but I will post that nearer to the end of the month ok? Link:http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/2858/july-competition-noah-and-the-ark-external-link/
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Alrighty then. lol I still have to write a synopsis of the piece and then I'll put it on.
