Orchestration Competition

I want to see who can come up with the best orchestration from this piece http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/field-daisies-21162.html.

So simply take the piano piece and convert it into a orchestration. NOTE: In measure 12 those notes in orchestra should be static and not arpeggio

Rules are simple; don't add anything to the piece except extra harmony and extra notes underneath the already made score. You can NOT change the key either. Just simply convert piano to orchestra. NOTE: I said don't add anything, but I don't mean you can't make it longer. Just don't go to anything that doesn't flow with the piece.

I want to see who can do this the best. Spit among parts and stuff like that.

If you are interested tell me and you'll be entered. I will judge seeing as the original is my piece anyway.

CONTESTANTS: Henk Vogel (possible), OMWBWAY (possible), James H (not specified)

Competition:

STARTS

Now

ENDS

August 28th 2009

Post your entrees on here but only after you have been entered. *your name will appear in order of how you entered next to the contestants sign.*

You can submit more than one entry if you would like but you must say that you are submitting two or more.

You can't steal anyone else's idea. I will take the link down as a soon as I get it and save it on my computer.

Have fun and get started. The winner will get the version of my song posted on my website and also if I get it played by my College Orchestra they will receive some sort of money, but NO GUARANTEE

Nice piece, but if your school orchestra could perform it, of which instruments consists it? Perhaps I'll try something

Yes, exact instrumentation, please.

Possibility it's my College Orchestra and they have almost any instrument. It's big. Use your imagination.

18 1st violins

14 2nd violins

12 violas

12 cellos,

8 double basses

4 flutes (1st flute also plays piccolo)

3 oboes (1st oboe also plays engish horn)

3 clarinets

1 bass clarinet

1 contrabass clarinet

2 bassoons

1 contrabassoon

4-8 horns

2-4 trumpets

2-3 trombones

1 tuba

6 percussion (tuned and untuned)

1 tympani

1-2 harps

You would do better by giving a specific instrumentation, not ranges. That would allow people to use fewer than the maximum if they want to do so.

Also, auxiliary woodwinds are played by lower chairs, not firsts.

It's not ranges it's how many!

NOTE: I said don't add anything, but I don't mean you can't make it longer.

That doesn't make any sense.

Also, can we orchestrate a different piece? Why does it have to be the piece that you wrote? That seems a bit pretentious to me...

That doesn't make any sense.

Also, can we orchestrate a different piece? Why does it have to be the piece that you wrote? That seems a bit pretentious to me...

Well because I really want to hear it composed in orchestra. No you cannot orchestrate a different piece that would be a different competition. You can add some towards the end but that's it "counter-melodies"

Well because I really want to hear it composed in orchestra. No you cannot orchestrate a different piece that would be a different competition. You can add some towards the end but that's it "counter-melodies"

But then why didn't you write it for orchestra yourself? Its your piece, you could orchestrate it the way you want to instead of getting others to do the work for you.

This competition would be more fun as a variations, or an orchestration of an established piece, but I wouldn't want to orchestrate some random person's piano piece just because they say "hey orchestrate my piece so I don't have to".

Also, still don't know what you're saying with extending it and the "counter-melodies" thing.

But then why didn't you write it for orchestra yourself? Its your piece, you could orchestrate it the way you want to instead of getting others to do the work for you.

I can't compose very well for orchestra. I can't help that I thought it would be neat to hear how others would orchestrate it. I don't to sound mean or anything but if you didn't like the competition maybe you should just leave the page. I just wanted to hear it for different people views of which instrument should have what part.

You have make it longer but adding in variation of the already made melody, thus a counter-melody. You can add more if like I just don't want it to go from nice and relaxing to fast and overwhelming. Do you understand now?

You can use his song as a theme with melody and harmony set, but from there you can use variation or counter melodies or anything you want, as long as you keep the mood of the piece the same, I'm I understand correctly.

You can use his song as a theme with melody and harmony set, but from there you can use variation or counter melodies or anything you want, as long as you keep the mood of the piece the same, I'm I understand correctly.

OMWBWAY: You are Correct! Thank you Jesus!

Do you want to sign up OMWBWAY?

PDF worked now, thanks for re-uploading. Does your orchestra have a celesta available? Also, would I be correct in assuming the contrabass clarinet is of the BBb variety, as opposed to the EEb contra-alto, which is also sometimes called a contrabass?

You can use his song as a theme with melody and harmony set, but from there you can use variation or counter melodies or anything you want, as long as you keep the mood of the piece the same, I'm I understand correctly.

Ah, I understand now.

Uhh, sure, put me on the list....But depends on how busy I am.. in the next few weeks...

It's not ranges it's how many!

Also, please be aware that by allowing everyone else to orchestrate your work, you cannot control what they do with it after the fact; i.e., you cannot control or claim their orchestration.

James H: Yes both

Flint: 2-3 Trombones stands for 2 or 3 Trombones.

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