Atonal Competion.

I was thinking it would be fun to see how you guys can do with composing atonal music.

DEAD-LINE JUNE:10th

Rules:

1.It can be in free or strict, but it must be specified.

2.It should be between 2-7 minutes long

3.Ensemble from as little as a quartet to full symphonic band

4.Any tempo you wish

5.Must be atonal.

6.One piece per person

7.Solo piano works are allowed

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Judges:

Blm22

Gavin Gorrick

Ferkungamabooboo

Are recordings required?

Are recordings required?

ahh sorry, no live recording is required but will be accepted, pdf,mus(2008 or lower), or mp3's only.

As long as there is a some form of score, but recordings such as mus or mp3 would be greatly appreciated

I'll judge

I was thinking it would be fun to see how you guys can do with composing atonal music.

DEAD-LINE JUNE:8th

Rules:

1.It can be in free or strict, but it must be specified.

2.It should be between 2-7 minutes long

3.Ensemble from as little as a quartet to full symphonic band

4.Any tempo you wish

5.Must be atonal.

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We also need 3 judges

Well, there's an easy way to follow the rules. Just take two dices, throw them often enough for all the parameters you wish, and finally you're done with an aleatoric piece!

Would this be acceptable?

I'll participate...only if Gavin is a judge.

I'll write something. Is the smallest ensemble a quartet? Would a trio not be allowed?

I'll write something. Is the smallest ensemble a quartet? Would a trio not be allowed?

eh, I choose quartet for more room for creativity, but sure use a trio:cool:

I'll judge

ok your a judge

Well, there's an easy way to follow the rules. Just take two dices, throw them often enough for all the parameters you wish, and finally you're done with an aleatoric piece!

Would this be acceptable?

Yeah if your composing it in free atonal

OK. Let's see what can I do for you. :)

Well, there's an easy way to follow the rules. Just take two dices, throw them often enough for all the parameters you wish, and finally you're done with an aleatoric piece!

Would this be acceptable?

Alteatoric =/= atonal

atonal =/= aleatoric

I mean, you could be using a chance process on a diatonic set with parameters which keeps a particular pitch in each roll or something. Please don't pay attention to what the YC Wiki says about atonality as it is wrong. Please read consult these books and sites...

Serialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Schoenberg, Arnold. 1975. Style and Idea: Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg.

Amazon.com: Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music (2nd Edition): Stefan Kostka: Books

Amazon.com: Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory (3rd Edition): Joseph N. Straus: Books

[EDIT: Never mind. Rechecked above post and did some research on the internet.]

If I have time to compose a piece, I'd love to enter this :)

Alteatoric =/= atonal

atonal =/= aleatoric

I mean, you could be using a chance process on a diatonic set with parameters which keeps a particular pitch in each roll or something. Please don't pay attention to what the YC Wiki says about atonality as it is wrong. Please read consult these books and sites...

OK, Gavin, basically you're right. But what I've described as my technique for an aleatoric piece is just my personal variety of serialism [bTW, I'm an old Darmst

OK, Gavin, basically you're right. But what I've described as my technique for an aleatoric piece is just my personal variety of serialism [bTW, I'm an old Darmst

So what about solo piano pieces? I wrote a piano piece last year that I think might work okay...

And only one entry per person?

I would like to give a go at this

I'm doing one.... free atonality for flute, clarinet, and guitar.

*bows* I will enter! Atonalism is fun.

I think I will do one for Solo Piano and iPhone Ringtone. :)

I'll try. I'm writing a solo piano aleatoric (in seeing Gavin Gorrick and Hansen's argument) piece. That's okay, right?

I'll try. I'm writing a solo piano aleatoric (in seeing Gavin Gorrick and Hansen's argument) piece. That's okay, right?

yeah

How many winners are there? Are there Honorable Mentions?

I'll send in a piece I'm currently revising. It's for brass quintet.

And I'll send also a piece I'm currently revising (and completing its final section). It's for piano and two string orchestras.

Can you extend the deadline to June 9th instead? I'm a bit tight on schedule right now.......