Guest Anders Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Originally posted by Lord Sorasen@ sligthly edited by LetehnINSTRUMENTS : No restrictions! PRIZE: That's a secret.... LENGTH: No actual limits, but keep in mind that Christmas carols are often fairly short. THEME : Make a song relating to the Winter holidays! This is, of course, Christmas. Look here for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carols TIME / KEY SIG : It doesn't really matter... DEADLINE: Well, It'd be nice to have it done in time for the holidays, but not too far into them that they can't really be enjoyed. Maybe December 15? JUDGING REQUIREMENTS: Well, anyone can judge, given that: A: they are not actually IN the contest B: They have a CPU capable of hearing good MIDI. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to hear the music in its potential. C: They aren't procrastinators Well, get to it! :mellow: PM your competition administrator if you have any questions. The competition administrator should PM ME if HE has any questions. CONTESTANTS: Deminicus J Dunlap smallz Wolf_88 The Baroque Enthusiast Chad dream eyes Ryan Contrathusiast M4 Mahlon Chris Shaver Bach88 FPSchubertII compy-green piano_player18 JUDGES: (You will find the judging criteria in an attachment, please let the competition administrator know if there is anything that should be altered, remember to rename the file criteria.doc) Lord Sorasen BitterDuck Prometheus Niku Snees nintenboy5 matusleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 cool! So, ya. Umm... I can't enter, obviously, but I'll judge as well as admin, if I can. Can I not? Umm... I'll only accept judges equal to less than 1/3 of the competition, preferablly less than 1/4. We need contestants more than judges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hm, I think it would be alright for you to enter, I see no problem with it myself. But I don't know the rules on this. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Theirs only 1 problem with that idea. you see, I am the admin, I created the rules. So I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deminicus Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hello, i would like to enter ( though i haven't really composed anything good enough to be anything worth mentioning, but i think i could make something for this competition, even though i have a low chance of winning with my level of skill ) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BitterDuck Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I'll be a judge. I don't plan to enter at all and would enjoy doing this, if that is alright with everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dunlap Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I just might enter this--I have several composition contests lined up in the coming months, but no shortage of ideas, and Christmas carols are a particular interest. Can I arrange it for orchestra as well as voices? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallz Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I'll enter in this one for sure! But one question... can we do mp3s or is it just midi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 hmm... Sure! I'll enter Deminicus, and ya, you can arrange for orchestra as well. You could do it entirely in duck quacks, for all I care, though you wouldn't get a very high score... Umm... Ya, I'll put Bitterduck up as a judge. Smallz, well, you COULD use MP3s, but, well, it won't increase your score, at all. Actually, I'd prefer if you didn't use MP3. You can, but it may knock your score a little, simply because we can't judge it the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_88 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I'll give it a shot... not sure if i'll finish it in time though... so can i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I was thinking about writing a Sorabji-like piano work using as much christmas melodies as possible. But that will horribly fail at the criteria. :D It would be barely playable, listenable and most melodies would be unrecognisable... I might try just as well, for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baroque Enthusiast Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yea, count me in (as a contestant)! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Wolf_88, The Baroque Enthusiast, Prometheus, I've entered you all in. So, let me get this straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Uuh, I didn't say I am going to write something for sure. But I may to try to create a big polyphonic texture with my favorite christmas melodies. Plus I have a tendency for not finishing works. Also I have no interest in winning or competing. I am just interested in writing :) But, I am a bit confused. Christmas carol, so this is supposed to be a real carol? Really, I don't know how the average 'christmas carol' sounds like and what it is. Sure, I know lots of christmas tunes. But I am sure those aren't all carols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baroque Enthusiast Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Uuh, I didn't say I am going to write something for sure. But I may to try to create a big polyphonic texture with my favorite christmas melodies I think we're supposed to make our own carols....so I guess that means our own melodies as well. Sure, I know lots of christmas tunes. But I am sure those aren't all carols. I agree. What exactly qualifies as a carol? What sets it apart from the traditional hymns that we sing at Christmas (because I'm sure many of those songs are mislabeled as carols)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_88 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 One question. Does it have to include choir/voice (and lyrics)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 No, the song does not require choir/voice/lyrics. Adding them will not help nor weaken your score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Well, if we are using new melodic material, how will it sound like a christmas carol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad dream eyes Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Enter me in, I'd like to give a shot at this, since i don't have a shot at the Ragnaraok!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Their is a general sound to christmas carols. Its supposed to remind us of the holidays. IT IS NOT A REMIX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad dream eyes Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 SO WE GET TO CREATE OUR OWN CAROL?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this will be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I'm a friend of Deminicus, and I would like to attempt to try this contest out. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorasen Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Looks like we will have a heck of a lot of contestants. YA-YA! Oh, and, could the admin add all these people, or have they done so already? Oh well, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Chad dream eyes and Ryan have now been added as contestants. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrathusiast Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 What the heck, I'll give it a shot. Count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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