Tune competition - Sea Shanties - Winners in!

Started by Wyz, Sat 23/01/2010 15:42:46

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Wyz

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
Life is like an adventure without the pixel hunts.

Le Woltaire

#1
"Polly want a cracker.
Deep under the sea.
Ho ho he ho ho ho....
Polly you go."

http://spectrum.agsarchives.com/music/Polly.mp3



KrisMacDee

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
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? You're a mile away and you've stolen his shoes! - Billy Connelly

Viking

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

Wyz

Ok, 1 day left, anyone wanting to enter this is time to start wrapping things up. ;D
Life is like an adventure without the pixel hunts.

Wyz

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:


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:

Use them wisely and well, because they are heavy as hell. ;)

Good luck with the next tune competition Viking!
Life is like an adventure without the pixel hunts.

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.

Le Woltaire

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!



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