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About otolio

Language teacher, songwriter, writer, translator. Student of Music. Spaniard living in the Czech Republic.

Changes (and added explanations) to Assignment 5

Posted on 29/05/2013 by otolio

After receiving the feedback from Mr. Standford, I tried to alter a couple of points in the piece. The first issue appeared in section B, first time (bars 25 and following). My tutor commented that there were bigger contrapuntal possibilities … Continue reading →

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Exploring Sibelius

Posted on 23/05/2013 by otolio

Things I’ve spent some time looking up for that might be useful to others, or for me if I needed it. This entrance will probably grow over time (even after the course) Adding intervals To add a note to another … Continue reading →

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Assignment 5

Posted on 06/05/2013 by otolio

(Extracts from my diary while writing this piece) I’ve been working with several ideas and listening to some popular songs that used a variety of chords. So what did I start with? I went back to two pieces I’ve always … Continue reading →

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Hlavolam 3.v-13

Posted on 04/05/2013 by otolio

Sometimes I wonder why I don’t write so many songs nowadays. There are quite a few reasons. Lack of time is one. Related to that is the fact I used to write the lyrics & chords and record them straight … Continue reading →

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Project 14

Posted on 23/04/2013 by otolio

Improvisation on a dominant This one is strongly based on a motif I’m trying my little parrot to learn (abc-ace… – so far unsuccessfully). It begins with just an insinuation of the chord (a 9th one on the first bar, … Continue reading →

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Project 13 – cadences

Posted on 11/04/2013 by otolio

Project 13-a: F major For the first cadence, I started with a mere alternation of voices, in a melismatic way, then to aim to the chord of tonic by adding an interval to the chord of dominant in each new … Continue reading →

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Cadenzas – listening

Posted on 09/04/2013 by otolio

As part of Project 13, I was listening to some cadenzas on the internet. Click on the title to listen the versions I got, and on the word “score” to get to the score I studied. L. v. Beethoven – … Continue reading →

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Some concerts

Posted on 15/03/2013 by otolio

Some of the concerts I’m attending at the South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic. February 14th 2013 Conductor: Petr Altrichter Richard Strauss – Serenade for woodwind Eb major, op. 7 I tend to have problems to understand Strauss’ forms. This piece is … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4

Posted on 11/03/2013 by otolio

Introduction As opposed to my project 12, this one will (hopefully) be less demanding to the listener. This was one of the goals I wanted to achieve. The device I used most is the imitation, with a smaller presence of … Continue reading →

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Project 12 – two inventions

Posted on 24/02/2013 by otolio

Invention 1 For the first attempt, I wanted to put some “tropical air” to a technique some consider heavier. To get that tropical breeze, I chose the flute and the marimba (a friend of mine from Guatemala loves it, so … Continue reading →

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