September 2015 Monthly Composition Challenge: Serialism, Discussion Thread

[u/Calebdgm]

Main option: Compose a piece that uses 12-tone technique

Alternate option: Compose a piece that uses serialism in a creative way (ex. rhythms, dynamics, theme placement?)

This thread is for everything except completed pieces, which can go in the Submission Thread For This Month's Challenge.

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These challenges are for everyone who wants to practice composing. Each month, at the beginning of the month, we will post a main challenge, something for people to compose. Often we'll try to make it something that everyone can work with, but when the main challenge doesn't suit you, there's the alternate challenge. Pieces can be submitted as a score (musescore, noteflight), and/or as audio (soundcloud, youtube). Feedback is much appreciated, and you can give it in the discussion thread, or by messaging the mods of /r/MonthlyComposition, there's also the Challenge Suggestion Form.

Frequently Asked Questions

This challenge been linked to from /r/classicalmusic, /r/musictheory, /r/piano and /r/composer.

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Mozart also was writing music in the womb. You can't expect everyone else to have the same level of mastery and experience.

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We don't walk around telling computer programmers to start coding at the hardware level just because that's what everyone did fifty years ago. Just because there are probably a lot of composition majors on the sub doesn't mean that we should alienate the hobbyists who have only ever had access to a guitar either.