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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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Project 11

Posted on 17/01/2013 by otolio

Part A I guess I’m trying to think in a tonal way, this exercise is quite difficult for me. I can’t find it’s tonal center or how to develop it. It’s one of those that one gets stuck with.  I … Continue reading →

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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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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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Assignment 1

Posted on 27/08/2012 by otolio

Introduction Some extracts from the outline for Assignment 1: “First choose your instruments – at least one from each of the three main groups”. We can observe there is still one main group that has not been represented, namely the … Continue reading →

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Project 4

Posted on 21/08/2012 by otolio

Warning This post includes around 80-90% of what I could write on the computer while composing or in between. For that reason, it’s quite long and it shows plenty of doubts and changed decisions. It doesn’t include all the notes … Continue reading →

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Some listenings

Posted on 17/08/2012 by otolio

Thoughts on some of my listenings from the last couple of days. Amadeo Roldán – Two Rítmicas (5 & 6) First idea repeated with variations. It gets gradually more complicated. There’s a rattle I like. After some step-by-step rhythm it … Continue reading →

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Les Noces – Stravinsky

Posted on 04/08/2012 by otolio

On Spotify. Impressions. Cymbals used to make the sound denser (at counterpoint). Xylophone emphasizes the solist’s notes, falling at the same time. Is the bride happy to get married??? From 3’30”, tambourine played at syncopation. Both the instrument and the … Continue reading →

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Project 3

Posted on 29/07/2012 by otolio

Extract from the outlines for project 3: Now compose two studies for three or more instruments […] Use these questions to reflect critically on your work: Does it have a principal idea? Is it focussed clearly enough on the principal … Continue reading →

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