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Topic: Quick composition - Valse  (Read 3140 times)

Offline Doc_Savage

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Quick composition - Valse
on: June 25, 2005, 05:27:15 AM
give me  some of your comments ;)

Offline Derek

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Re: Quick composition - Valse
Reply #1 on: June 25, 2005, 02:03:06 PM
I think this composition clearly shows you are gaining intuition for traditional tonal melodies in the context of a waltz. My only criticisms would be (and these are goals of mine as well..I don't do these often enough)

-Sometimes the bass line of the waltz bass sits there for too long, try to see if you can make the bass line into a melody of its own with different note values etc.  like da da  dadadat  da  dadadat...dunno if that helped lol.

-I notice the beginnings of this in your composition, but try to pile up more phrases into a complete melody and create more variety within the phrases. This is very tricky to do and I certainly am no expert at it yet.

I hope that helps! I often find suggestions like these produce a new burst of creativity, as though a few "adjustment levers" were moved in my brain upon reading them.



Offline Doc_Savage

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Re: Quick composition - Valse
Reply #2 on: June 25, 2005, 08:05:17 PM
Thanks a lot !! it'S exacly what kind of comments I'm waiting for :)
 

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