Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Fellow JWFans, let's have a friendly, informal composition competition! It's open for everyone, learned and novices, and there's only one rule: the piece has to be for one musician. No fancy samples are needed if you don't have or want to bother with that - a midi playback is OK, or you coud record your own performance. People can post their entries here when they're ready, and on 1 December I'll make a poll with each entry. So we've got a little more than a month to come up with something interesting. Let the composing begin! EDIT: Posting compositions already made before the announcement of the competition is not okay, so there's in fact two rules. Part of the challenge is to see what you can come up with during the contest period. EDIT 2: Deadline extended until 15 December. EDIT 3: Here's the poll! GerateWohl and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty95 557 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Sorry for the crappy audio quality, I don't have better equipment comp3.mp3 Jurassic Shark and MrJosh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Wow, task completed in five hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Start first by encouraging our friend @Nick Parker and his band Materia Community. https://bandcamp.materiacollective.com/album/otherworld-a-tribute-to-silent-hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 He'd have to transcribe it to a single instrument. Besides, posting compositions already made before the announcement of the competition is not okay. Part of the challenge is to see what you can come up with during the contest period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 No songs, I guess? Just instrumental composition? Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Solo song is ok. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 What a massive interest! On the positive side, I may have a chance of winning this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Bespin said: Start first by encouraging our friend @Nick Parker and his band Materia Community. https://bandcamp.materiacollective.com/album/otherworld-a-tribute-to-silent-hill Materia community is more a label than a band... Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Spider-Fal said: Materia community is more a label than a band... You are right, so what's the band name? Otherworld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 One instrument means you can use a piano, too? That's a bit of an unfair advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 2:37 AM, gkgyver said: One instrument means you can use a piano, too? That's a bit of an unfair advantage. Yes, you can use a piano. Why do you think that's unfair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Are string quartets allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Anybody else than me and Bounty95 thinking of joining the competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 What's the deadline? Maybe I'll submit something, if time allows. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 3:18 PM, Jurassic Shark said: People can post their entries here when they're ready, and on 1 December I'll make a poll with each entry. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 18 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Anybody else than me and Bounty95 thinking of joining the competition? I do. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Great, guys! @Falstaft, I've been wondering: do you compose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I might try to whip up something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 That's great, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 7:21 AM, Jurassic Shark said: Yes, you can use a piano. Why do you think that's unfair? Because you can have polyphony on a piano and harmonies, whereas you can't with a flute, or clarinet, or a violin (save for double stops). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 That's an artistic choice. Hardly unfair. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 How's it going with the composing, guys? I've come up with a few ideas that I think are decent, so I should really start writing them down. As usual, I'm struggling a bit with the structure of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I am keeping it as simple as possible. I am not used to composing instrumental pieces for one instrument. I just wrote some songs and I don't plan to torture you with my voice. And in the end I need to be able to perform it. That gives me some restrictions. But restrictions are good and I like taking the challenge. Anyway, don't expect too much. By the way. What length are you expecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: And in the end I need to be able to perform it. That gives me some restrictions. You're free to post a midi file. 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: By the way. What length are you expecting? No limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: No limitations. I am getting prepared for the most embarrassing experience of my life presenting my ridiculous output side by side with actual composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: I am getting prepared for the most embarrassing experience of my life presenting my ridiculous output side by side with actual composers. I can't speak for the others, but I'm not an actual composer. So we're at least two. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I'll try to upload something. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, toothless said: I'll try to upload something. Good! Will you also try to compose something? toothless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Tonight, I'll start to write my ideas into Sibelius, and start to figure out of the structure of the piece. @Marian Schedenig, are you joining for the competition? @Ludwig? I reckon you can compose a decent piece of music in a single evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,173 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 The last time I "composed" something was some 20 years ago, before I knew enough about music to realise that I have no clue (or at the very least not the experience to have sufficient skill or inspiration) to write anything that deserves to be heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Modest as always! It's time for a 20th anniversary edition comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Today I briefly I sat down at the piano and tried to record my "composition". It was awful. I must manage to make my mistakes more in line with the rhythm, so that I can sell them as part of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 That's what I always do! Or I just post a midi file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 But don't expect something sophisticated. It is bloody simple. I am just not good at performing. Never mind. It is what it is. I have five days left. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Simple doesn't necessarily imply bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Who's joining for the competition? Have you had enough time, or should we extend the deadline by, let's say, two weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,173 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just to clarify one thing, when you say one instrument, you mean a solo of just one instrument, so no solo over backing orchestration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 And also, no Drumsets or bongos, just one individual drum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I'm presuming that a solo piece implies something written for a solo musician in performance. So a piece could definitely be written for a drumset, but not Drumset + Orchestra. Unless JS had something else in mind of course. 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Who's joining for the competition? Had you had enough time, or should we extend the deadline by, let's say, two weeks? 2 more weeks would be nice! Been kinda swamped lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,173 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, KK said: I'm presuming that a solo piece implies something written for a solo musician in performance. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hey, I would be all for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Since he said you could record your own performance, I'm leaning towards only just one instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,337 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Or at least one week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, KK said: I'm presuming that a solo piece implies something written for a solo musician in performance. So a piece could definitely be written for a drumset, but not Drumset + Orchestra. Indeed. 9 hours ago, KK said: 2 more weeks would be nice! Been kinda swamped lately. Deadline extended until 15 December. On 16 December, I make a poll with the contributions. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: Looking forward to your contribution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, KK said: I'm presuming that a solo piece implies something written for a solo musician in performance. So a piece could definitely be written for a drumset, but not Drumset + Orchestra. I can't think of a worse example to make clear what solo piece means than a drumset in an orchestra. @Jurassic Shark If I do, say, a piece for oboe, is it allowed to give it, say, a harp backing, or a simple chord backing, or just naked oboe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 3:18 PM, Jurassic Shark said: the piece has to be for one instrument. I don't think it would be fair to change the rules now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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