Monthly Archives: December 2012

Drum concert & workshop

Posted on 21/12/2012 by otolio

Date: December 15th, 2012 Percussionist: Yngo Guttmann Place: Asisi exhibition center, Panometer (Leipzig) Context: Exhibition on the Amazon basin I was there with some friends, who told me the instruments played were bongos. There was a variety of them though, … Continue reading →

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Changing Assignment 3

Posted on 20/12/2012 by otolio

I must agree with my tutor that it was not a good idea to start with all voices at once, as the listener can get easily or totally lost. I made the same mistake when I was composing other pieces … Continue reading →

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Assignment 3

Posted on 11/12/2012 by otolio

A little polyphony “The task for Assignment 3 is to compose a piece for three woodwind instruments in mainly polyphonic style […]” Previous thoughts Same as for Project 10, I plan to write it in C minor. I feel comfortable … Continue reading →

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Other rounds

Posted on 08/12/2012 by otolio

Here I present another two exercises on rounds I wrote during the course. Project 8-aa: F major (a different try) In this one, each voice enters after two bars have been sung. However, the melody has 7 bars, which is … Continue reading →

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Project 10

Posted on 06/12/2012 by otolio

“The task is to make three independent melodic lines fit together to form a little polyphonic piece […]. The triad at the outset and at the end of the exercise should be the same, though it could be in a different … Continue reading →

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More listenings

Posted on 05/12/2012 by otolio

Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 Very famous, I knew it from decades ago and had been trying to listen to it again, but I didn’t know even the composer’s name at that time. I like it very much, … Continue reading →

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Project 9 – Descants

Posted on 03/12/2012 by otolio

The task is “to devise an interesting descant for three of the tunes from the selection […] You can also add percussion“. Project 9-A I know: I said “up to Purcell, I didn’t like canons”. I forgot to mention the … Continue reading →

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Project 8 – rounds

Posted on 03/12/2012 by otolio

I’ve realized I haven’t been uploading any work recently. This was partly because I listened more and wrote less, and partly because I wasn’t very satisfied with the results of my music writing. Here follows some of the music I’ve … Continue reading →

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Trumpet workshop

Posted on 02/12/2012 by otolio

Townshend International School is celebrating its Festival of Arts. On this occasion, there was a trumpet workshop on November 29th (just one day after last concert). I took part in it. Mr. Dostal, from the Vienna Philharmonic, explained and played … Continue reading →

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Concert Nov 28th 2012

Posted on 01/12/2012 by otolio

The first piece sounded a bit dull, and towards the end of the first part the sound was more and more out of tune. That is probably the first time I experience something like this with a professional orchestra! During … Continue reading →

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