Classical music
 

Any of you guys into classical music? I recently got very interested in composition and took a couple courses in my highschool for Theory and Jazz Improvization. I've come to develop an appreciation for some of the music that comes out today...especially orchestral music. I'm not advanced enough to sit down and write an orchestral song, but I've started on what they call "4 part choral writing" (with a bass, tenor, alto, and soprano voice). It doesn't have to be soley "chorus music"; I like to write some brass quartet songs. I've worked on this piece for about 1 week.


[url:8d7c3]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/brasspiano1.MID[/url:8d7c3]

wow man

yeah i have a small appreciation for classical

it reminds me of english trumpet music, i think it has a distinct sound, and you peice has that sound, so i like it

EDIT: im also reeeealy getting into jazz now, i listen to it almost every night on the radio on my way home from work, i love some of these groups theyre playing, have you written any jazz improv setups yet?

Yeah, i've learned this year that jazz really breaks every classical theory rule out there. For example, classical pieces are set in a certain key (D Major or F minor). Jazz is totally opposite. They just put in chords that make some sort of progression.

The easiest jazz progression is the 12 bar blues. If you were to create a G blues it would look like this:


[code:02ab1]4 measures of a G7 chord which would be known as tonic
2 measures of C7 chord which would be called (Submediant or IV [roman numerals for 4])
2 measures of G7 (tonic again)
Then 1 measure of D7 (which is called dominant or V for 5) and then 1 measure of C7.
Finally 2 of G7.

You can insert things called ii-V-I's which are really common in jazz.[/code:02ab1]

The progression is based off of one scale...it's really hard to explain it all in a way. I'm working on a couple jazz pieces though. I'll post some more of my stuff up.

yeah plz do

i think music theory is insane

[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/Medal_of_Honor_Theme_Music_intro2.MID[/url:2e656] Something I did in 2 mins.




[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/Miss.MID[/url:2e656] Short little 4 part brass song.



[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/concerning_hobbits.mid[/url:2e656] For all you Lord of the Rings fans. I made that up in about 4 days.

[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/concernhob1.MID[/url:2e656] another one I put together quick.


[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/count.MID[/url:2e656]Purely piano stuff. I don't really like it that much...it's just ...bleh.



[url:2e656]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/Onward.MID[/url:2e656] Another short 4 part piece.

[quote="Garry Coleman":47e08][url:47e08]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/concerning_hobbits.mid[/url:47e08] For all you Lord of the Rings fans. I made that up in about 4 days.[/quote:47e08]

You made that eh?
Even though it's exactly the same as this one: [url="http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid"]http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid[/url]

...which I've had on my computer for over a year.

LOTR oOo:

[quote=Akuma][quote="Garry Coleman":71d01][url:71d01]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/concerning_hobbits.mid[/url:71d01] For all you Lord of the Rings fans. I made that up in about 4 days.[/quote]

You made that eh?
Even though it's exactly the same as this one: [url="http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid"]http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid[/url]

...which I've had on my computer for over a year.[/quote:71d01]want to see screen shots of my score? eek:


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Garry,

I love Jazz and Classical music. From Louis Armstrong to Mozart, I also enjoy a variety of "reproductions" of ancient and historic music.
From classic Irish folk music to early American music like Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie.

There is this amazing feeling of antiquity and tradition when listening to music from such histotic sources. Im not certain how old you are, but I find it refreshing and admirable that at least some of todays youth can be moved by such things.

beer:

[quote="Garry Coleman":4d975][quote=Akuma][quote="Garry Coleman":4d975][url:4d975]http://www.cky2k.org/upload/uploads/concerning_hobbits.mid[/url:4d975] For all you Lord of the Rings fans. I made that up in about 4 days.[/quote]

You made that eh?
Even though it's exactly the same as this one: [url="http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid"]http://lotr.hwmc.org/Concerning_Hobbits.mid[/url]

...which I've had on my computer for over a year.[/quote:4d975]want to see screen shots of my score? eek:[/quote:4d975]

I never said that you didn't make it... Jus that it's exactly the same as that other one.

I'm only 17 (soon to be 18). I really never liked any rock music, grindcore, pop, or any of that crap. I always liked jazz and classical...since I play trumpet in an orchestra and a jazz band I have more of a sense of appreciation than the average person.

um, i have over 100 cds of jazz and classical...its my mainstay

rock:

It's weird how I look at music now that I actually understand it. Classical and Jazz seem to be so much more complex compared to some of that stupid pop and heavy metal crap (yeah, i called them stupid). hellfire:

my dad has some cole porter cd's. They are pretty good