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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-24 19:08 [#02087302]
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Hello, I decided to compose a Harpsichord Sonatina, and I've done the first movement, which you may find
here
I programmed it in note by note, visualising the sheet music of the actual music in my head.
I hope you enjoy it. If not; sorry.
(I used Edirol Orchestral with Arts Acoustic Reverb and PSP MasterComp in FL studio 5)
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2007-05-24 19:10 [#02087303]
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this is excellent work. i am beyond impressed! about 0:55 onwards is sublime!
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chaosmachine
from Ottawa (Canada) on 2007-05-24 21:51 [#02087332]
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i like it, very nice. dig the fast sweepy melodies.. reminds me more of a gameboy than a harpsichord, though :)
want to hear more!
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zoomancer
from Kabul (Afghanistan) on 2007-05-24 22:54 [#02087337]
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flabbergasted!!
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w M w
from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-05-25 01:48 [#02087357]
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Great.
I don't understand why Mario 3/2/1 music sounds so good and I can't make anything remotely similar.
I suspect the best approach is making the melody before any chords. In twinkle twinkle little star I think every single melody note is the same as one of the ones in the chord playing so its like you're limited to only 3 notes at any one time. And that's the only way I can make something an eighth decent (by rigidly dividing the timeline into blocks and have EVERY note in a block be one of the chord notes (which are all 3 note only and c major cuz I siz-uck)
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cx
from Norway on 2007-05-25 03:19 [#02087367]
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wow nice melodies and arrangement.
i would like to hear it played on a real harpsichord.
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Torture Garden
from Feelin' 2Pacish on 2007-05-25 04:58 [#02087396]
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I'm not saying I don't like it, I think it's an achievement. However, why write such music?
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 05:13 [#02087400]
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...Because I like it. I'm not out to be the next IDM breakout star, I just like making music. :]
Also, it's written specifically for someone. Also, I love Sonatinas (I play piano and have sonatinas by Clementi, Kuhlau, Mozart, Beethoven. Plus, it's good compositional practice, technical-wise. And again, it was in my head, the least I could do was release it from its prison!
Sooo, I guess I'm saying there are plenty of reasons :)
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-05-25 05:19 [#02087401]
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Hahaha, I can imagine a guy with large, wild, white hair, really headbanging while playing this on a really really small harpsichord.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 05:40 [#02087405]
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Haha, that's how I was half the time when composing it :D Well, the headbanging bit... alas, I have no real harpsichord (yet!) and my hair isn't white.
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Wolfslice
from Bay Area, CA (United States) on 2007-05-25 05:56 [#02087409]
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Sweet rolls in here man! Worth the 25 minutes it took to download on dial up ;)
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-05-25 06:00 [#02087412]
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Well, you'll just have to fix that then!
I hear the best way of turning your hair white, is to let Bob possess you.
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Skink
from A cesspool in eden on 2007-05-25 08:44 [#02087476]
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This is really very good. This kind of goes along with ascention in it's baroque feel. However, it seems more meldoically complex. It is an incrediblely enjoyable listen. I am hearing a progression in nuance and structure too.
I shall be keeping my eyes and ears out for the next installment.
: )
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 08:48 [#02087478]
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Thanks for picking up on the sub-melodies, Skink :D I've been mulling over the 2nd movement today, I think it's taking shape inside my head :)
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Skink
from A cesspool in eden on 2007-05-25 08:53 [#02087481]
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I don't know how you can write it your head first. I suppose that having a knowledge of theory would help with this. Personally i always go in with nothing and see what happens, this approach is always 50/50. Sometimes i would like to know what it is i am after.
: )
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 08:56 [#02087483]
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Oh yes, it's not always in my head... normally I'll have a brief notion and as it loops, melodies and harmonies and beats occur to me. But, with something like this, a lot of it is theory-based. :)
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Skink
from A cesspool in eden on 2007-05-25 09:04 [#02087487]
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I think a brief notion of what i would like is the best i get, most of the time. Most of the time though i go in unprepared. It keeps things interesting. Sometimes a gem will fall out. If you remember one of my tracks called you know that place well. It was something that just appeared from nowhere and took me about three hours from beginning to end.
I think i'll have to send up the album to you with some other stuff as well.
: )
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-25 10:53 [#02087531]
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big respect for giving this a go. it amuses me in the way it frolics along and then leaps into the air :) harpsichord concertos are one of my favourite things.
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-25 11:01 [#02087533]
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atfer the jump, my ears tell of a chase, then a dance.
its 1am, i just finished cooking pasta and assembling ikea furniture.
funny, whenever i have to write something for assesment, i always crack out the classical cds.
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-25 11:02 [#02087534]
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back in your box, rj.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 11:25 [#02087550]
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hehe, thanks Johnny :]
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Torture Garden
from Feelin' 2Pacish on 2007-05-25 12:09 [#02087575]
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I'm glad that those are the reasons, to my mind there are no better reasons. I'll look forward to future compositions. :)
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-05-25 13:51 [#02087599]
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I like, especially the very last run to close it out, had me air-harpsichording.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-25 13:53 [#02087601]
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Job Done! :)
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sneakattack
on 2007-05-26 02:50 [#02087694]
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Have you played it? it sounds like you made certain that nothing was impossible (for a human with just two hands, 5 fingers each). I liked it though I thought you could work on making longer melodic lines, and varying the ending (it's too abrupt, the structure didn't prepare for it).
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DiaZoHeXagoN
from The city of angels (United States) on 2007-05-26 04:50 [#02087707]
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wow all your music is pretty damn good, though at times I wish they were real instruments, especially the harpsichord song. Truly better than anything I could ever hope to write. I look forward to hearing more of your music.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-27 10:43 [#02087983]
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sneakattack - it's quite playable, although a slight virtuoso touch would be required for the hemi-semi-quaver runs in it. The melodic lines are quite short because it's a sonatina. Sorry the coda caught you by surprise! :D
DiaZo - many thanks for listening & liking it.. maybe one day I'll get real musicians to play for me.. although half the fun is programming the music. Still, a real harpsichordist playing it would be F.A.B.!
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-27 10:51 [#02087984]
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*demi-semiquavers!
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Wolfslice
from Bay Area, CA (United States) on 2007-05-27 21:45 [#02088189]
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I had this on repeat for awhile while I was dickin around on the comp (after awhile I forgot it was even on) and my mom walked by.. she was like "jesus you've been listening to that thing for like 45 minutes" haha.
My favorite part is from 1:19 until the end.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-28 04:36 [#02088220]
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Aww, that's awesome! Great to hear! :]
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nesukayh
from Kildare on 2007-05-28 06:24 [#02088283]
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paul
since when notes on a virtual keyboard turned into sonatina ?
get yourself a real piano to do proper stuff you lazy wip.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-28 06:46 [#02088297]
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I have a real piano thank you very much: I'll make the sheet music for you, so you can feel better about calling it a Sonatina :p
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nesukayh
from Kildare on 2007-05-28 07:05 [#02088304]
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good. now off you go to work, you slug !
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DirtyPriest
from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-05-28 07:38 [#02088306]
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Very good. Very convincing.
Maybe a bit too much reverb.
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isnieZot
from pooptown (Belgium) on 2007-05-28 07:50 [#02088308]
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needs some amen breaks
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-28 08:15 [#02088312]
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Funny you say that; I've made three attempts at the 2nd movement, and the third attempt ended up having a phat beat underneath it :] It sounded dope ya know, but not like the slow movement of a harpsichord sonatina :]
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nesukayh
from Kildare on 2007-05-28 08:40 [#02088319]
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PAUL !!!
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