May 17, 2025May 17 Probably the shortest canon I have ever written in terms of duration, as I found most suitable to dedicate it as a gift to my mother both on account of this year's Mother's Day and her own birthday falling by the end of the month. Enjoy! YouTube video link: Edited May 18, 2025May 18 by Fugax Contrapunctus
May 18, 2025May 18 Wow It sounds very intense and spectacular, with 4 voices... The truth is that it catches you in a non-stop progression. I think the shortness of it benefits it given its textural intensity. The sound of the strings sounds like it's a podo “dejado” (I don't know how to explain it.... in Spanish “dejado”). Is it some effect. Greetings, and congratulations to your mother....
May 18, 2025May 18 Author On 5/18/2025 at 1:01 PM, Luis Hernández said: [...] The sound of the strings sounds like it's a podo “dejado” (I don't know how to explain it.... in Spanish “dejado”). Is it some effect. I'm not entirely sure what kind of connotations you're asigning to such a term, which I am familiar with, though with a meaning which isn't exactly very positive, so to speak. To me, "dejado" means something on the lines of "lazy", "careless", "unattentive", etc., so I don't quite understand whether that's what you actually meant here or I might be misinterpreting your words. In any case, thank you for your kind words. My mother ended up quite liking this little composition, so I'm quite glad dedicating it to her as a gift actually payed off this well. Edited May 20, 2025May 20 by Fugax Contrapunctus
May 19, 2025May 19 Author 5 hours ago, Luis Hernández said: Me refiero a que suena como con pequeños portamentos, nada que ver con eso otro. Comprendo, perdón por el malentendido. Gracias por todo, Luis.
June 23, 2025Jun 23 Hey @Fugax Contrapunctus! Great idea! I really like how the canon starts on the dominant, making the F minor tonality only a later emergent property of the harmony arising from the counterpoint. I think the Musesounds strings are a bit difficult to deal with to get them to sound as intended. I wonder why you changed the articulation to staccato as each new voice enters when it wasn't staccato in the Cello? It would make the entry of each voice more obvious I think if they entered on a fully held quarter note. The beginning and ending of the canon, I think are the best parts. But the middle could really have used some space/rests in the line to imo to give the ear an occasional break from the barrage of constant melodic material that demands to be digested by the ears. Thanks for sharing!
June 30, 2025Jun 30 Author On 6/23/2025 at 6:55 AM, PeterthePapercomPoser said: [...] I think the Musesounds strings are a bit difficult to deal with to get them to sound as intended. I wonder why you changed the articulation to staccato as each new voice enters when it wasn't staccato in the Cello? It would make the entry of each voice more obvious I think if they entered on a fully held quarter note. [...] Precisely because of the issues presented by the MuseScore 4 soundbanks I had to remove the cello's initial staccato. It made that single quarter note sound way too strong and became unwieldy when trying to get the playback functionalities to work properly. In any case, thank you kindly for all your feedback, including that which you gave for my other relatively recent compositions.
July 1, 2025Jul 1 Hey Pabio! Very nice canon! This one is more rhythmic and really moves the music forward. Thx for sharing! Henry
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