Symphony

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Symphony
Topic Started: May 14 2008, 05:48 PM (218 Views)
A.Q.	May 14 2008, 05:48 PM Post #1
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	Okay, so I'm in a college-level music theory class, and, for the most part, there isn't much more for us to learn. So: my teacher has dropped hints that we're going to write a major composition, possibly for our respective ensembles (band for me, I play tuba), possibly ending up with him helping us publish it. So, I put forth a query to you all: Were I to write a symphony, what should I write it about?



Paradise	May 14 2008, 05:58 PM Post #2
Resident bureaucrat Posts: 2,268 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 23, 2003	Something about Chuck Norris would be awesome!



A.Q.	May 14 2008, 05:59 PM Post #3
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	'Symphonique No.1 in Bb Minor, Ode du le Norris' I've been trying to write a minuet for tuba, triangle, and pack-a-day smoker. It sounds terrible.



Van Demans Land	May 14 2008, 07:25 PM Post #4
El Presidente Posts: 256 Group: Members Member #159 Joined: June 29, 2005	You could write one about any of the Rps your in, using musical notes to underscore the main themes and plots of the story.



NRE	May 14 2008, 08:05 PM Post #5
Map Tsar and Southern Gentleman Posts: 9,266 Group: Admin Member #120 Joined: April 21, 2005	You could write a symphony about music theory :P I still need to get around to writing my musicals now that I think about it B)



New Harumf	May 15 2008, 08:11 AM Post #6
Bloodthirsty Unicorn Posts: 9,638 Group: Forum Mods Member #177 Joined: October 8, 2005	Al Qalaa May 14 2008, 04:59 PM 'Symphonique No.1 in Bb Minor, Ode du le Norris' I've been trying to write a minuet for tuba, triangle, and pack-a-day smoker. It sounds terrible. well, as a pack-a-day smoker, I would be happy to hack up a few for the cause. Minuet and trio for four tubas and double reeds. Double reeds, of course, without the use of oboes and bassoons!



flumes	May 15 2008, 08:38 PM Post #7
CLEVELAND ROCKS! Posts: 2,429 Group: Veterans Member #142 Joined: May 22, 2005	I've never liked the spelling of Symphony. <_< My suggestion for the topic is quite simple, write it about something that you can easily fill up a symphony about... No, but seriously, something you enjoy, or are knowledgable about is the way I would go...



Union	May 15 2008, 08:47 PM Post #8
Pyrenees Republic Posts: 3,219 Group: Forum Mods Member #307 Joined: December 27, 2006	I say you pay tribute to the wonderful music of silence. You play a single note, and let it die out slowly, before basking in the power of silence afterwards, and then ending with another sharp, loud note. In this way, you do minimal work, but still are seen as an intelligent artist full of creativity and ingenuity. :lol:



A.Q.	May 15 2008, 09:11 PM Post #9
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	Hispania May 15 2008, 08:47 PM I say you pay tribute to the wonderful music of silence. You play a single note, and let it die out slowly, before basking in the power of silence afterwards, and then ending with another sharp, loud note. In this way, you do minimal work, but still are seen as an intelligent artist full of creativity and ingenuity. :lol: I think John Cage did it. 4'33 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence.



Union	May 15 2008, 09:15 PM Post #10
Pyrenees Republic Posts: 3,219 Group: Forum Mods Member #307 Joined: December 27, 2006	Then you go for 9'06! Do him one better! :lol:



New Harumf	May 16 2008, 08:04 AM Post #11
Bloodthirsty Unicorn Posts: 9,638 Group: Forum Mods Member #177 Joined: October 8, 2005	John Cage is ........... well ........... strange.



Tristan da Cunha	May 16 2008, 09:54 AM Post #12
Science and Industry Posts: 6,792 Group: Veterans Member #86 Joined: November 1, 2004	I fell asleep at a Yo-Yo Ma concert yesterday.



Austro-Bayern	May 17 2008, 12:56 AM Post #13
Prime Minister Adolf Galland Posts: 255 Group: Members Member #399 Joined: January 3, 2008	Read one of our better war topics and write music to it :lol:



Neo-Etrusca	May 19 2008, 10:59 AM Post #14
Like Caligula, WITH STYLE! Posts: 415 Group: Members Member #376 Joined: October 3, 2007	I think you should rewrite a full score to "Spring time for Hitler" or compose someting based off of a real war. "His Master Al Qulaa now performs his piece "Crimean War in A Major" with the help of the trans-siberian orchastra," Or make a national anthum for one of your countries :P



A.Q.	May 24 2008, 05:05 PM Post #15
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	kk, I've got the assignment, 150 measures, 20th century-style. A kid in my class took a sharpie and blindly threw dots all over the paper. That's an actual compositional technique called Aleatory Music. It also sounds terrible.



New Harumf	May 24 2008, 07:13 PM Post #16
Bloodthirsty Unicorn Posts: 9,638 Group: Forum Mods Member #177 Joined: October 8, 2005	Al Qalaa May 24 2008, 04:05 PM kk, I've got the assignment, 150 measures, 20th century-style. A kid in my class took a sharpie and blindly threw dots all over the paper. That's an actual compositional technique called Aleatory Music. It also sounds terrible. This is exactly why most serious music of the late 20th century sucks big time. Wait, the Indiana Jones Theme is 20th century - upper part reversed, lower part inverted, overlayed! You're done!



A.Q.	May 24 2008, 07:38 PM Post #17
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	Nick Cage-Water Walk Not a Rickroll, I promise



A.Q.	Jun 9 2008, 07:45 PM Post #18
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	20th century comp. That's what I'm turning in. It definitely use some more TLC, but I'm just out of time. prepare to be underwhelmed.



Draxis	Jun 10 2008, 07:03 AM Post #19
Captain Posts: 1,356 Group: Map Makers Member #271 Joined: August 20, 2006	Oh just remix the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack... :lol: :love:

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