April 5, 20214 yr I was challenged by Peter to compose a baroque dance form for four parts. I haven't studied harmony yet so its probably full of mistakes.
April 5, 20214 yr Hi! Nice job for a first attempt at a Sarabande! I am not sure if it is necessarily "full of mistakes" per se, at least not harmonic ones. Orchestration wise, sometimes the flute plays in a range in which it's sound can be weak and demanding of lots of air (but that's only from measure 17 onwards). As far as the character of this dance goes - it still seems like a kind of really slow minuet to me. Here's a YouTube channel outlining some of the characteristics of various Baroque dances (Sarabande included): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xdVCmCA4W1NV7n6Kx67Cw/featured
April 5, 20214 yr Author 1 hour ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said: Hi! Nice job for a first attempt at a Sarabande! I am not sure if it is necessarily "full of mistakes" per se, at least not harmonic ones. Orchestration wise, sometimes the flute plays in a range in which it's sound can be weak and demanding of lots of air (but that's only from measure 17 onwards). As far as the character of this dance goes - it still seems like a kind of really slow minuet to me. Here's a YouTube channel outlining some of the characteristics of various Baroque dances (Sarabande included): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xdVCmCA4W1NV7n6Kx67Cw/featured Thank you for your feedback. I watched that video before I composed so I'm not sure how I'm getting the character of a sarabande wrong. I should probably listen to a few examples to get a better idea perhaps. I could use more block chords, slightly quicker tempo, come to think of it, the rhythm needs to be clearer for it to be dance-able. *15 minutes later* I have a book called, 'Dance and the music of Bach'. I've not read it yet but I took a look at the section on the sarabande and its packed full of information. I can send you the link if you want to delve deeper into the dance forms?
April 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Papageno said: I have a book called, 'Dance and the music of Bach'. I've not read it yet but I took a look at the section on the sarabande and its packed full of information. I can send you the link if you want to delve deeper into the dance forms? Sure! Although I don't know how useful it will be to someone who doesn't necessarily want to compose in the Baroque style (just in a recognizably dance-like rhythm and with the right "character" or "tone" of the given dance).
April 6, 20214 yr Author 14 minutes ago, Luis Hernández said: This is the basic rhythm of the Sarabande. Thank you Luis
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