impresario Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Hello everyone! Since lots of people said they wanted to be in the old contest, but nothing was planned, I decided to start this one. Rules: The main theme must have something to do with greek mthology (character, story, place etc.) It must be at least at least 50 bars long, and for any instruments you'd like. Basically, do whatever you'd like, and have lots of fun with it! The deadline will be September 1st, which gives you about a month, sound fair? Submit any entries at any time to me by PM. Score and MP3/Midi/ whatever sound file is preferred. Judging will have two parts - 1) The main mark out of 20 (I would do ten, but there might be to many ties) with a sentance of brief 'what to do better/what I liked' 2) A paragraph or more of feedback to explain the mark in more details. This will include notes that sounded off (with bar numbers) Parts that could be better, instrumentation problems, and whatever else might be worth mentioning in hopes of making you understand why you did how you did and how you could've done better. Judges: - Impresario - Blackballoons - Beethoven guy No more judges are needed Entries: - Jimmyjuicin - Royhoobler - Shalom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjuicin Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'll enter and actually help this competition along :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Sounds like fun. I'll be sure to enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjuicin Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Now will judging be based on a technical standpoint (such as written phrasing, dynamics, etc) or on a "how it sounds on the recording" standpoint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMWBWAY Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I personally think these competitions should all, or mostly be based on the composition itself. Yes, a good piece in the professional world needs to be marketed as well as it is written, but for the sake of a competition here, it will always come down to who has the best/most toys. I think this makes it unbalanced. If the competition is judged on merit of the composition, then it is a level playing field. And here where the aim is to help composers grow musically it makes more sense to go this route. Even if someone has the knowledge of how to master their piece for presentation purposes, many of the 'Young Composers' on this site won't have the financial means necessary to obtain all the tools required for such a task. Just my 2 cents. I would like to enter, regardless, just cause it seems like a fun idea. And thanks Jimmy for jumping in to help move this along with Impresario who's pretty new to the site. I've been watching this competition wondering if anything would come of it, or if it would be restarted, and I'm glad you 2 have taken the step to get it going again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Judging will have two parts - 1) The main mark out of 20 (I would do ten, but there might be to many ties) with a sentance of brief 'what to do better/what I liked' 2) A paragraph or more of feedback to explain the mark in more details. This will include notes that sounded off (with bar numbers) Parts that could be better, instrumentation problems, and whatever else might be worth mentioning in hopes of making you understand why you did how you did and how you could've done better. I will admit my judging might be more on hearing than reading the score as I'm a begginer (but I'm learning theory now through the lessons option on YC, so by the end of the month I'll be much better) but I'll try and make the reviews as helpful as possible. Thankyou to JimmyJuicin for the first entry of the contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulnoise Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 hi, thank you for offering to let me judge :) however, i would actually like to write something for this instead. micah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Alright, have fun :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royhoobler Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 needed some inspiration to keep composing and this is it! I might not win but will have more practice composing. --Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirchada Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I'm in ;) can I put a bit of Viking influence ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royhoobler Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 needed some inspiration to keep composing and this is it!I might not win but will have more practice composing. --Roy Already started. I spent some time today and found a good subject and a good first theme. It'll be for flute and piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 That's the spirit Roy! And put whatever you want Raed, as long as it's about greek mythology, viking influence is fine. Just don't make it on a roman god or I'll have to hurt you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royhoobler Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I think I'm done. This is the most detailed work composed so far. Calliope in Greek means "Beautiful Voice". And she was the Muse for Epic Poetry. In this piece she is telling the story and the piano is the antagonist. They go through an argument, then a "battle" but live happily-ever-after at the end (the epic story theme). There is a lot of flute solo... That is Calliope thinking about what is to be next? Scores and MP3 to follow. This didn't take too long but I've probably worked on it two to five hours a day for 4 or 5 days. Whew. I've posted an mp3 and pdf... http://www.hooblermusic.com/images/stories/audio/comp/calliope.mp3 http://www.hooblermusic.com/images/stories/audio/comp/calliope.pdf calliope.mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Alright, I can open both links! I'll put you as an entrant on the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.hall Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I will participate in this competition. :) Writing a duo for flute and harp, my inspiration comes from Mnēmē, the muse of memory. A small question, is it 50 bars no matter what time signature is used? Started out in 7/4 and will probably change it temporarily as I come to the B-part of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Sorry I hadn't seen your post. Oh darn, I hadn't thought about different time signatures or different speeds. For now, it has to be fifty, sorry if that's a problem, but I'd like your opinions. A time (ex: 1 minute) or fifty bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I'll judge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Alright, thanks Blackballoons! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. edit: We have a third judge: Beethoven guy No more judges as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.hall Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I guess just saying 50 bars and letting it be any time signature etc as long as there are 50 bars are a pretty ok rule. Imo it's just a bit long, but at least we get almost a month to work with it . :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirchada Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Finished !! ^^ PDF :Odin's Prayer (up ).pdf - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage MIDI :Odin's Prayer (up ).mid - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage MP3 : http://www.box.net/shared/z613qmrlhy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 Wow, interesting instrument coice. I have received your piece. I can listen to both the midi and the M4a, though the M4a is lower quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirchada Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 sorry , I've uploaded the m4a format , not the mp3 !! any way it has been taken care of! and the link has been re-directed ! ;) enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impresario Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royhoobler Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Finished !! ^^ PDF :Odin's Prayer (up ).pdf - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage MIDI :Odin's Prayer (up ).mid - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage MP3 : odin's prayer (up ).mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage This was pretty good. Cool music. Only two post though? What is the story behind Odin's Prayer? I thought that was part of the competition. --roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulnoise Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 ...about half way finished. it will be between 5-10 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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