The Tea Song - Newly Edited!

My first uploaded piece!

I will tell you in advance that it is neither musically impressive nor outstanding in any way. Nico, whom I showed it to first, said the following:

It's not musically impressive at all, but it's still fun to listen to, which makes it good in a different way.

It's from a libretto I wrote nearly two years ago, An Evening with the Jacobins, probably the most archetypal number, which is all about, you guessed it...Tea :blush:

Considering it's penned by someone who doesn't consider himself a composer, rather, a librettist, its musical crappiness can hopefully be justified :D

Thanks,

~Sapphire

EDIT: I encourage you to go to the second page, where the edited and most recent version of the Tea Song is. I won't take this down, just because I like the "36 views" line.

Quite a few quick octave jumps in the vocals. I don't know much about operatic singing, but I can imagine that would be quite hard. Those high D's in the sopranos should also just be a joy.

You don't stray much from classical tonality, do you? :blush:

I must say that this has a flavor of it’s own. It may well become every tea toddler’s bag.

I get the distinct impression that The Tea Song was written by a conservative fundamentalist. The melodic landscape is as predictable as finding nectar in the tummy of a honey bee.

Very well done!

Croissant anyone?

Those high D's in the sopranos should also just be a joy.

And high Eb's, and high F's...:)

I get the distinct impression that The Tea Song was written by a conservative fundamentalist.

Hehe, yes. I snuck in the "of piety," "divinity," and probably most elusively (in measure #101) "the trinity," just to see if anyone would pick up on it.

The melodic landscape is as predictable as finding nectar in the tummy of a honey bee.

Very well done!

Croissant anyone?

:( Thank you both very much.

I was going to listen to this piece but unfortunately I can't get play back from a MUS. Would you mind posting a MIDI?

My copy of finale on this computer is very, very fucked up. It doesn't recognize the pizzicato and every single note is played like a trill. If someone else could create a MIDI, however, I would appreciate it :happy:

:huh:

Finally! :thumbsup:

It's not bad, very Wagner-ish in some parts, but I liked it

Wagnerish? :thumbsup:

Let's talk. I want to make this into an advert. :D

Unfortunately now whenever I hear Chopin's Military Polonaise, I'm going to be singing "Tea, oh tea!" along with it! :D It's a peculiar listen indeed, and when you're writing for vocals it's just so important, and difficult to an extent, to get them working well with each other. And you've pretty much nailed it.

:laugh: ^ I never thought I'd get that good of a review. It's really not nearly as good as you make it sound. Very basic, albeit entertaining.

Wagner-ish

:P Wagnerish? *scratches head* It's excessively, if not ostentatiously classical.

This piece made me laugh, and I am pretty sure it was for the right reasons. The lyrics, especially the "bliss will soon ensue" passage were hilarious, considering this whole piece is about drinking tea. Your musical writing, even as a librettist, was quite good, given the constraints of the style you chose. It was, at times, annoyingly simple in its harmonies and reminiscent of a long-expired musical period. However, I pretty much took it within the context of an over-the-top mockery of that style, which just made the whole thing more hilarious to listen to. It is certainly not the next big thing in music, but in the right contexts, it is great to listen to.

I'm more of a fan of the "compliments are due" line, personally, but I meant the whole thing to be ripe with ironic humor.

Thank you for your time.

I edited my tea song - trying to make the soprano parts less virtuosic (read:

fucked up

), and the whole thing smoother. I hope you can see the clear improvement. :P

I'd also like to thank Chris DR and Berlioz for their help. ;):happytears::happytears:

EDIT: YAY!!!!! 2,000 POSTS!!!!!!!

Another Edit: Yes, long ago, Sapphire had 2,000 posts. The moderation has sent him back to zero so many times, he probably has close to 3,000 by now. Just so you know.

The Tea Song - Edited.mus

Dear W.E. Sapphire,

Sorry but it's not original at all! If you want a real tea party listen to this!

P.S. - how can I listen to your song if I don't have the proper program to open a .mus file?

Eek! It was a joke! How could it be a judgment of the music if I haven't listened to it? You have many jokes about yourself in your signature or whatever ... I just figured it would be ok. Sorry!

No but seriously ... what program opens .mus files? I would be glad to listen to it and give it a fair review!

Sorry for the misunderstanding!

Piotr

The finale suite opens .mus files. Finale, Finale allegro, printmusic, and the freebee, Finale Notepad.

I'm downloading Notepad right, this scraggy better not be a waste of my time.....

Wow, what a waste of my time. If I wanted to hear crap you could have told me to turn on my radio. Seriously, that was by far the most unoriginal, clich

No-one asked you to download it.

If you had any sense, you would have gone to the Major Works forum if you'd wanted to hear something of the highest quality.

You wasted your own time - I applaud you.

*bump*

This remains my only uploaded piece, although another might be forthcoming. It probably will remain as musically unfortunate as this one, I'm afraid. :whistling:

Personally, I enjoyed it. It may not be the most complex Brahmsian symphonic masterpiece out there, but it's hardly as "simple" as everyone seems to be suggesting. Besides, those who use "technicality" and "complexity" as criteria for evaluating the quality of music are sad excuses for music enthusiasts.

I know that post on the last page is from nearly a year ago, but that guy was most likely a troll. -_-