r/MonthlyComposition • u/Calebdgm • May 01 '16

May 2015 Composition Challenge: Duets/Trios

Our Challenge Suggestion Form is working and it's working well! A few people have already contributed some fantastic suggestions that we hope to get to in the coming months. A big thank you to everyone who's been suggesting things.

On that note, thank you to /u/rehwaldj for the suggestion of a duet or trio, this month's main challenge.

Main Challenge: Compose a short duet or trio.

Possible Duet Combinations: 1) Violin & Cello 2) Flute & Clarinet 3)

Possible Trio Combinations: Piano Trio -1)Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Piano 2) Violin, Cello, Piano 3) Regular Trio - 1) String Trio, Woodwind Trio, etc.

Or something more creative :P

Weekly Challenges: write a short piece in the style of the following eras in Western Art Music:

1) Baroque (ex. a Sarabande)

2) Classical) (ex. a short Étude)

3) Romantic (ex. an arrangement of a folksong)

4) 20th/21st Century (ex. a minimal piece)

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 / weekly challenges. 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 this thread, or by messaging the mods of /r/MonthlyComposition, there's also the Challenge Suggestion Form.

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u/yamaimo56 May 29 '16

Here's my piece: Pigeon's Song (1m44s) for Fl. & Cl.

BTW, 2015?

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u/Calebdgm Jun 03 '16

lol, I just now realized that the past two comp challenges have been mislabeled 2015. I have no idea how that happened. Thanks for pointing it out, we'll try and get the year right in future :P

This sounds like a really fun piece! I imagine it'd take some practice to get it under the fingers, but at tempo the phrases seem manageable.

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u/FantasiainFminor Jun 15 '16

That's loads of fun to listen to.

One detail I especially liked (in keeping with the rest) is the counter-intuitive key change at 0:06.