March 24, 200818 yr Greetings, fellow composers! In the last few months (two, really), I have agonized over a specific melody which has haunted my imagination. My theory work was in dire need of attention, though, due to my complete lack of musical knowledge just only one year ago, so I focused on that. Now, though, despite lack of formal training (which will come, some day), I feel that I have to develop a formal composition. It would be too much strain to let these ideas sit idle in my mind. Many months have been spent listening very deeply into Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Dvoř Character Piece Opus One.MUS Character Piece Opus One.pdf
March 25, 200818 yr "...but I really want to make this an exceptional first opus." Just wondering if you've overburdened yourself before you even start. Is it worth doing a few short "opus zeros" just to get the ball rolling?
March 25, 200818 yr Author I think it's useful to number everything I create, so even if it turns out to be something unspectacular, at least future music lovers might have something to reference as to time of composition. I absolutely love numbering and organizing things; in fact, I feel rather off if I don't. I believe that it's cheating to create works that are non-opus numbers; it is dishonest to present something as "opus 1" when you've had 4-5 other mini-compositions already. I want people to see my music as I develop; it's a sort of journal or diary of my progress. WoO (without opus) works always irritated me. ;) I have created several small improvisations.. but that was months ago, and I generally forget what the melodies were. This is something very important and special to me - I know that it is not much to work with, so I thank you for your ideas.
March 28, 200818 yr I heard Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in there XD The simplicity of the opening measures is a bit much for me. I like the melody, but I think you could have entered with the bass sooner and accompany the melody to make it a more interesting piece. It looks like you have pretty good beginning grasp on traditional methods. From what I saw, you write in a kind of to the letter way. That'll probably become less rigid later, but I'm glad you know the basics. Nice entry.
