Monarcheon Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 YC Competition: Winter 2017 “…tell me a story…” Hello all, and welcome to the next YC competition! What better way to start off the new year than with some healthy competition? I’m looking forward to great new works from all of you and hopefully, more of you, too! To celebrate the new year, I thought we should all write some stories! We’re going to be writing very programmatic music for this season and I can’t wait to be taken on so many journeys! I’ve kept the theme very general this time so we can see all sorts of takes on so many different life experiences, biographies, fables, adventures, and more! More than anything, this should be a pretty calm and fun competition amongst a community. Eligibility to compete will remain the same: ELIGIBILITY: *You must be a member of the Young Composers forum in order to enter. Sign ups will be in the comments below. *There will again be no limits to instrumentation. *The minimum length for this competition will be the same as last time: 6 minutes. The maximum will also stay the same at 20 minutes. *You must have some sort of audio rendition accompanying your work, otherwise your entry will be disqualified. *If you volunteer to be a judge, you may not enter as a contest participant. *Entrants should have an intermediate understanding of engraving and orchestration… this is another major focus of the competition. The rules, however, are not: RULES AND SCORING: Submit a score that represents a story of your choosing. This can be about your own life, someone else's life, a well known story, or anything in between. It simply needs an arc, as does your music. This can be loosely interpreted; one can have many movements with a portion of the story in each, or one long movement or overture that tells the whole thing. You will be judged on orchestration (/25), the ability to tell the composer’s intent through clear programmatic writing (/30), and the clear development of thematic material (/25). Score quality is also taken into account (/15). Submit a written version of the story with words. This is not optional. This written piece should explain each portion of the music and what is intended on being told. This needn’t be so incredibly detailed, but should offer unique insight on the composer’s vision. Even well-known stories require explanation (/10). Submit an audio recording of your work for the judges to follow the score with. You’ll be graded on audio quality (/10). TOTAL: /115 DATES: Entry Intent: March 10th Entry Deadline: March 19th Judge’s Scores: March 23nd Results: March 24rd Signal your intent to have an entry ready by leaving a comment to this thread. Good luck to all; I look forward to reading and hearing your stories! JUDGES: 1. danishali903 2. Monarcheon ENTRANTS: 1. Noah Brode 2. Austenite 3. Seni-G 4. Ken320 5. Jotaa45 6. RefinedRedneck 7. Connor_Helms 8. Adrian Quince 9. SebastianViola 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danishali903 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Since I have other stuff going on this time around, I volunteer to be a judge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken320 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I've got something in the works that might fit in with this idea. Unlike previous posts there are other people involved, as well as uncertainties about travel and schedules, but, we'll see how it goes. It's a very good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Brode Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I love this concept! I'm in as an entrant. Not that I think it would necessarily help me win or even come close, but would it be unethical to use something programmatic that I've already been working on for a while? I would love to share it because I think it's higher-quality than some of my other competition submissions, which are generally hastily assembled, but I recognize that others who have no such programmatic piece in the works would be put at a competitive disadvantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austenite Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I'm totally tempted to try this one, as storytelling is central to my musical output. That being said, I can recall how I missed last competition's deadline for the first time in forever, about which I'm still very angry at myself. So I'm not quite sure that I'll be able to make it this time either, as I've been facing tough times for a while. I'll gingerly say I'm in as an entrant - for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seni-G Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I will enter! This is my first competition, glad to be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken320 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I'd like to enter the competition, officially. I had been tossing around ideas for a piece with a particular singer to do a vocal piece. All very much in the early stage. But now the story idea has taken over and I'm into it. Umm! I do hope more people enter. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotaa45 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 On 28/1/2017 at 4:41 AM, Ken320 said: I want to enter in the competition, this looks cool :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RefinedRedneck Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Put me in coach. (I'm in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor_Helms Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Interested, count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 @Connor_Helms that's great, but please don't post your work until nearing the end of the competition; I will create a place to do so later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor_Helms Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Ha ok, will rescind that other post then, ty for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 I will return as a judge for this competition. I hope we can get some more people signing up to compete! I know the deadline is soon, but a huge orchestral work definitely isn't necessary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Quince Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianViola Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I am currently working on a piece that involves both story and words in the performance (a la Peter and the Wolf) would this qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 minute ago, SebastianViola said: I am currently working on a piece that involves both story and words in the performance (a la Peter and the Wolf) would this qualify? How is it incorporated? If it's narration based (a la The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra), for example, it might be a little bit too on the nose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianViola Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Monarcheon said: How is it incorporated? If it's narration based (a la The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra), for example, it might be a little bit too on the nose... It is done with narration followed by musical sections - so there is a fermata where the narrator tells a portion of the story, then the orchestra gives a musical representation of that and elaborates upon it. Edited March 5, 2017 by SebastianViola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 That will be fine. However, for the judging aspect of "how obvious is the story though programmatic writing", it will not be counted towards that section denotatively; the judges will focus on your music, and how well the narration portion is integrated. Is that agreeable? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianViola Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Just now, Monarcheon said: That will be fine. However, for the judging aspect of "how obvious is the story though programmatic writing", it will not be counted towards that section denotatively; the judges will focus on your music, and how well the narration portion is integrated. Is that agreeable? :) That sounds fair. I am happy to say I will be participating in this competition. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, SebastianViola said: That sounds fair. I am happy to say I will be participating in this competition. Thanks! Perfect! I'll add you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Having a couple issues with compiling everything together, so we hope to get scores out at the very least by the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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