Plan a world cruise - composing competition!

Hi there, Impresario here with my second anyone-can-enter-no-prizes contest!

This time it'll be a bigger competition, with more time as well. It won't be symphony-like, but ten to twenty minutes total. More details now.

The theme for this competition is a world cruise. What you'll compose about is a cruise that you (or someone else) will go on. There are five sections:

Part 1: Getting on to the ship, and the grand departure

Part 2: The first stop

Part 3: The second stop

Part 4: The third stop

Part 5: The departure and going home

As you can see, it's pretty straightforward, but also a wide topic, so you can compose in anyway you like. You can make it a crappy trip, a storm on your way home, an amazing show in paris, pyramids in egypt - anything! Each part should have a story going along with it, what each place is and where you went, etc. You can also choose which instruments you have as well!

Rules:

Each part is two to five minutes

You must put a description of the cruise (nothing long, five sentences maybe) and where you went

The places must be real (no lalaland)

You must post a score and any sort of audio file to be judged

The score must be legible, but you will not be marked on legibility.

The piece must be made for this contest.

You MUST include (to make it harder and more fun)

Part 1 - English Horn, Piccolo, Celesta

Part 2 - Four oboes, five bar clarinet solo

Part 3 - One bar of silence, marimba, one voice

Part 4 - No more than one of each instrument

Part 5 - Harp, Tubular Bells, Euphonium

You can add OTHER instruments as well, but the ones listed are a must. The ones listed as mandatory must have at least twelve notes one after the other (up to a whole rest in between is allowed)

Deadline: December 15th (adjustable for those on vacation or if you feel its not enough time)

Judges (Only up to five will be chosen, anyone can judge)

1) Impresario

2) Tokkemon

3) MusicFiend

4) Gamma

5)

Judging will be out of ten. The added score of each judge will give you your final result.

Entrants:

MattZ2007

Jimmyjuicin

Pequadcob2009

Jared

HecklePhone224

Shalom

Any suggestions, comments, changes or complaints will be answered, looked into, changed or fixed :]

I'll enter. Now is the instrumentation limited to the instruments presented? or may we add more?

You know I'll join

The theme for this competition is a world cruise. What you'll compose about is a cruise that you (or someone else) will go on. There are five sections:

Part 1: Getting on to the ship, and the grand departure

Part 2: The first stop

Part 3: The second stop

Part 4: The third stop

Part 5: The departure and going home

As you can see, it's pretty straightforward, but also a wide topic, so you can compose in anyway you like. You can make it a crappy trip, a storm on your way home, an amazing show in paris, pyramids in egypt - anything! Each part should have a story going along with it, what each place is and where you went, etc. You can also choose which instruments you have as well!

Rules:

Each part is two to five minutes

You must put a description of the cruise (nothing long, five sentences maybe) and where you went

The places must be real (no lalaland)

You must post a score and any sort of audio file to be judged

The score must be legible, but you will not be marked on legibility.

You MUST include (to make it harder and more fun)

Part 1 - English Horn, Piccolo, Celesta

Part 2 - Four oboes, five bar clarinet solo

Part 3 - One bar of silence, marimba, one voice

Part 4 - No more than one of each instrument

Part 5 - Harp, Tubular Bells, Euphonium

Deadline: December 15th (adjustable for those on vacation or if you feel its not enough time)

I would be up for it BUT... I find the idea of particular instrumentation used on different parts to really not make much sense. For instance, if I were say choose to visit India for part 3... would Marimba be appropriate? I like the use of the celesta in Part 1 - would afford a good opening I think. The four oboes!?! Would there be anyway to perhaps, instead of stating it like it is, request a particular soloist for each of the 5 parts? And then give a list of the solo instruments that one may compose for?

I'm in...!!!! Even though the instrumentation might be hard... IT'S A CHALLENGE

I didn't make myself clear enough - You can use OTHER instruments, but the ones on the list are mandatory. And Jawoodruff, if you don't find India appropriate for marimba, than choose something else, or move india to part 2 or 4.

The ones listed as mandatory must have at least twelve notes one after the other (up to a whole rest in between is allowed)

I want to judge this one! Shall be interesting.

Alright Tokkemon, thanks!

New rule: the submission must be for only this competition. No previously written stuff involved.

I'll enter for now. Sounds like a cool one!

Hey, I'll judge, if nobody has a problem with a noobie judging. I'd compose for it if my Notation software could handle more than 8 instruments at once...

Sounds AWESOME. I am SOOOO in!!!!!!!!

(4 oboes w00t :happy:)

Hey, I'll judge, if nobody has a problem with a noobie judging. I'd compose for it if my Notation software could handle more than 8 instruments at once...

You're in! I like my contests to be fair, and not discluding. Besides, I'm probably more noobie than you XP

Jared and Heckle are in for competing!

i will join this one.

Yay! So much interest fro everyone, thanks guys!

What are the qualifications to judge? Because I'd like to try, but I don't know if I have the credentials to do so.

All you have to do is give a mark and explain why. It'd be better if it was more technical (marking dynamics, harmonies, etc) other than based on sound (it sounded great here, but boring here) but it doesn't matter. No credentials at all.

Ok then, I'd like to give judging a try, please. :)

Sure thing, thanks for joining :]

I'm just wondering if people still remember this competition? Is everyone still in?

OMG, I forgot all about this one :(

It's alright, I sort of went away for a while, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone forgot. Are you dropping out then, or do you think you could still do this?

Would anyone be against perhaps pushing the deadlline back till after the holidays? I know I'd get something GOOD in by then, and I'm sure others feel that way too.

I'll see what I can do. I'd like to see this happen, but due to the switch, most people might not be in. I'll send PM's to see who's in, and I'll switch the date. How's January 29th for everyone? At 8 pm, that way we have the whole weekend to judge?

OMG I totally forgot about this!! :o

I'm sorry....I'm out :(