Sea Shanties
I'll take the definition very broad, anything inspired on folksongs, the sea or sailers will go. :)
Competition ends on February the 2nd, 23:59 GMT.
Good luck! :D
"Polly want a cracker.
Deep under the sea.
Ho ho he ho ho ho....
Polly you go."
http://spectrum.agsarchives.com/music/Polly.mp3
Reading this reminded me of the barbershop quartet shanty on COMI ;D... but obviously you have to write a song not cover it. och well
'A pirate I was meant to be,
Trim the sails and roam the sea!'
:P
Well, I learned my lesson from the last two competitions and didn't try anything too grand here. :) Just bog-standard orchestration with a fairly small orchestra. As far as I know these are all original tunes, although observant listeners will notice a striking similarity to Holst's St. Paul's Suite (although mine isn't nearly as good!) near the end.
Dockside Songs (http://www.box.net/shared/5perl5ga4e)
Ok, 1 day left, anyone wanting to enter this is time to start wrapping things up. ;D
Ok, time to wrap this jolly contest up ;D I've enjoyed your enties!
Le Woltaire
Actual enchanting, well that made my day. That chorus will remain in my head for eternity. :D
I'll be handing the silver bandoneon to you: (http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww251/FTUltra/shantie2.png)
Viking
A really nice melodic tune with lost of dynamic twists. Puts me right of a sea ship. :D
You will receive the golden bandoneon: (http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww251/FTUltra/shantie1.png)
Use them wisely and well, because they are heavy as hell. ;)
Good luck with the next tune competition Viking!
Oooh, a trophy! Thanks! :)
I definitely enjoyed the harmony of Le Woltaire's entry -- nice modality, skillful use of parallel fifths without thirds, appropriate modulations, e.g. Cm -> Dm -> A -> Cm. Also, good use was made of the contrast between the organ and harpsichord/lute/whatever that plucked instrument was.
I'll post a new competition within the next day or so.
That plucked instrument was some kind of midi thingy.
I can't remember what it was called.
But it was there and I could load it into my digital piano from the pc.
So I thought I could use it...
Since I borrowed the midi interface from a composer friend I am having lot's of fun with this stuff.
Now I discovered that I can even load those VST libraries onto my keyboards.
So be prepared for the next tune stuff!
Hua ha ha ha!