Post your compositions here and get feedback. (Please, I'm begging you.)
Pasta:
An experiment in a pen-and-paper composing general, made for all the theory autists
This differs from /prod/ in that it is more focused on art music and music theory. That is not to say /prod/'s electronic music is unwelcome, by all means, post here! But follow in the footsteps of the classical composers of the 20th century who experimented in electronic music. But remember, this is NOT /classical/. Any art music, such as jazz, is acceptable
Post clyps, and please post accompanying notation so we can accurately critique your composing from a theory perspective
For starters, sing an octave of every diatonic mode up and down always starting on the same keyboard note
After you can do this, start at the root and sing leaps from that to every degree of every mode, then start at the root 1 octave above and sing leaps down to every degree of every mode (do one mode at a time).
Theres also sight singing practice books with real examples to sing/play, try looking that kind of thing up I can't name one off hand.
I dare not offer polyphonic writing tips, but maybe slow down the tempi also where the picardy third ending for the first one? :^)
Evan Bennett
Nice! Fugue achieved. I'm very proud of you. Good sequencing and modulation. Held my interest throughout. Good independence of parts. Could perhaps do with some more rhythmic and dynamic variety, but very nicely done regardless.
The stop at 2:10 felt a bit weird and abrupt.
Also you should do a ritardando at the end, slow down slightly leading to the last chord.
Another successful fugue. GG
Daniel Ross
thanks for listening m8. picardy thirds were out of vogue when i wrote that baby thanks m8, yeah extra-contrapuntal details are lacking for sure congrats me on all my repeating digits, i'll have to call mom in the morning
So I'm arranging this song and I want to make the modulation from E major to F major more interesting than playing everything up a half step immediately. I'm thinking about using a bunch of V chords in succession. clyp.it/4pnbvyvz Does that sound alright?
Ayden Howard
But user, I'm only 1 person. How am I supposed to play a piece for orchestra?
Also I'm not a professional performer. I dont play any classical instruments well at all. Why not let the specialists handle performance, while we focus on the composition?
I dont think you understand how the classical world works. Its fairly rare to have composer / performers. Lera Auerbach is the only one I can think of who is active currently.
Brayden Brown
Your next challenge is to write a fugue at a slow tempo, where we have a lot of time to soak up each harmony. Make it sparse and beautiful. Carefully construct each line so it could stand on its own.
Brayden Cooper
nope
Dylan Russell
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Jacob Sanders
>the Korsakov guide is up
fucking nice OP. that guide is the fucking shit, I'm learning a shit ton from it
Cameron Morales
Just thought I'd share this due to it's thoroughness:
Regardless of the music, you need to work on your beaming. Also, your stems are colliding with each other, your upper voices should always point up and your inner/lower voices should point down to avoid conflict.
As for beaming, just make sure you can tell where the beat is.
Hudson Anderson
>tfw i hear music in my head all the time but can't play it or transcribe it how do i learn how to do this?
Luis Carter
Slowly and with hard work.
Honestly though, no it's still slowly and with hard work. However, don't fret, it's fairly easy! I can do this myself now, and it took me about 5 months to finally be able to do it. Some might be able to do it quicker, for some it might take more.
Do you have a piano?
Oliver Kelly
I have a shitty keyboard I got from a friend a while back. 5 months doesn't sound so bad; I've studied a language every day for over 2 years and am still slowly going at it.
Jordan Rogers
Ok great. Then here is what I recommend. Get yourself some sort of cheap recorder, and start simply recording your ideas with your best possible intonation (just in case, get over whatever insecurities you might have, just do it). Then, after you've got them recorded, go to a piano and start approximating (there's a very low chance that you might hit the correct notes with your voice right away, so don't be discouraged) the notes you sang and start making associations.
The key here is that you lack aural training and skills, so to make up for it I recommend the above, as if you do this daily you will be able to start recognizing pitches and you'll be able to start going "ah ok, the first two notes in my head are a perfect 5th away from each other!" and so forth.
Otherwise, keep sight singing et al. That's the only way senpai.
Noah Martin
For those who don't have $130 to spend on the book, I've uploaded the 3rd edition here:
What is the name of the inversion in the second measure?
Dylan Perry
2nd inversion
In a three note chord (a normal triad): Bass note is: root -> root position third -> 1st inversion (6) fifth -> 2nd inversion (6/4)
in a four note chord (a seventh chord - a chord with an added seventh): bass note is: root -> root position (7) third -> 1st inversion (6/5) fifth -> 2nd inversion (4/3) seventh -> 3rd inversion (4/2)
