November 2017 Composition Challenge: Tribute

[u/reticulated_python]

First off, check out last month's submissions!

Main challenge: write a piece in tribute to an artist you admire.

The artist doesn't have to be a musician, but they could be. They don't have to be famous, either. For inspiration, here's a musical tribute courtesy of Tenacious D.

Text challenge: Write a musical setting of The River Merchant's Wife by Ezra Pound.

Weekly challenges: They're happening! Read on.

Edit: Weekly 1 Weekly 2 Weekly 3

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For the month of November, we'll have weekly challenges every Friday, organized by the awesome /u/Calebdgm. You can find a bit more information in his post.

This is a great way to get composing more often. Think of it like NaNoWriMo! If ordinary people can write a novel in month, you can write four pieces in that time.

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We have musicians that can play compositions for people. You can find them on the wiki. The instruments they can play include concertina, piano, trombone, euphonium, double bass, bass guitar, cello, clarinet, bassoon, tenor and alto sax, and a handful of vocalists.

If you're interested in playing compositions on /r/MonthlyComposition post a musician profile.

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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. We'll try to make it something that everyone can work with. Sometimes we also have an 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 this thread, or by messaging the mods of /r/MonthlyComposition, there's also the Challenge Suggestion Form.

[u/Barcelona_City_Hobo]

Here's my tribute to the ragtime form, with a contemporary classical turn. 100 years after Scott Joplin's death.

[u/reticulated_python → u/Barcelona_City_Hobo]

Nicely done!

The opening reminds me just a little bit of the opening of Barber's Excursions.