Topic: Sticky Theme: Write a Tune! (Read 68022 times)

James Fitton · « **Reply #20 on:** September 30, 2012, 03:37:41 PM »

...and here's a couple more.

syale · « **Reply #21 on:** September 30, 2012, 03:56:21 PM »

Quote from: James Fitton on September 30, 2012, 03:37:41 PM

...and here's a couple more.

Not being particularly dot orientated although I can read them

, if I wanted to convert to an abc file how does one determine which key it is in?

Jinkers1 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 30, 2012, 04:42:02 PM »

'The Equator' is in D major, 'Tulip Sunday' is in E minor. For ABC purposes, you may have to set the latter as G major to get the correct key signature, depending on the software used.

James Fitton · « **Reply #23 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:08:03 PM »

Here's a setting of the poem "He wishes for the cloths of heaven" by Yeats

http://soundcloud.com/james-fitton/setting-for-he-wishes-for-the

Andrew Shead · « **Reply #24 on:** October 11, 2012, 10:45:10 PM »

Quote from: syale on September 30, 2012, 03:56:21 PM

Quote from: James Fitton on September 30, 2012, 03:37:41 PM
...and here's a couple more.

Not being particularly dot orientated although I can read them , if I wanted to convert to an abc file how does one determine which key it is in?

The first one looks like it is in the key of G-major, judging by the #F; the second one is in D-major judging by the #C & #F in the key signature at the left-hand end of each staff.

James Fitton · « **Reply #25 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:01:03 AM »

Sorry Syale, I equally struggle with ABC format. "The Equator" is in D major, straightforwardly. "Tulip Sunday" is sort of in E minor, but modulates out of that somewhat in the middle. I'm afraid I've no idea how you set up ABC to do that.

Ollie · « **Reply #26 on:** October 22, 2012, 09:03:50 PM »

My new Loffet has yielded a tune! A mazurka called The Red Room (so called because my room is red.

)

http://soundcloud.com/olliekingbox/the-red-room

Enjoy. :)

Ollie · « **Reply #27 on:** October 25, 2012, 11:33:40 PM »

This tune started life as my composition assignment for this week, but soon morphed into something else (no longer fits the brief). As you can see, it's a crooked tune.

Dedicated to Ukebert, as he likes that sort of thing, and I want to hear it on his Lilliput (hence the title).

http://soundcloud.com/olliekingbox/blefuscu

Enjoy. :)

Owen Woods · « **Reply #28 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:43:11 AM »

Hence the title?

Ollie · « **Reply #29 on:** October 26, 2012, 01:32:58 AM »

Blefuscu is the other island in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".

Owen Woods · « **Reply #30 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:26:08 PM »

Ah! It's been years since I read that book

Andrew Shead · « **Reply #31 on:** October 27, 2012, 01:29:35 AM »

Quote from: Ollie on October 25, 2012, 11:33:40 PM

This tune started life as my composition assignment for this week, but soon morphed into something else...

It's a neat tune. I listened several times while trying to follow the dots, but got lost in the middle after the first two passes through AA. As written it looks like it might be AABB before exit through the last bar; is this correct? Thanks.

Ollie · « **Reply #32 on:** October 27, 2012, 01:38:07 AM »

Quote from: Andrew Shead on October 27, 2012, 01:29:35 AM

Quote from: Ollie on October 25, 2012, 11:33:40 PM
This tune started life as my composition assignment for this week, but soon morphed into something else...

It's a neat tune. I listened several times while trying to follow the dots, but got lost in the middle after the first two passes through AA. As written it looks like it might be AABB before exit through the last bar; is this correct? Thanks.

Yup, that's correct. You get the A part twice, then the B part twice, which involves the first and second time bars.

James Fitton · « **Reply #33 on:** October 27, 2012, 11:41:31 AM »

Finally had a go at soundclouding one of mine above.

http://soundcloud.com/james-fitton/
the-equator

Matt (Kings Norton) · « **Reply #34 on:** October 27, 2012, 07:23:05 PM »

James I like that, why is it called the Equator?

James Fitton · « **Reply #35 on:** October 29, 2012, 01:39:58 PM »

Thanks Matt. The title is to do with something which happened on the day I wrote it. A colleague said that she was leaving her job to go to work in Ecuador. In response to the inevitable question "Oh, why Ecuador" all she would say is "Because it's on the Equator"

Gary P Chapin · « **Reply #36 on:** November 12, 2012, 01:27:58 PM »

Apparently new tunes don't come easily to me, but here's one I wrote some years ago. Still enjoy playing it:

http://youtu.be/QA41L3eHCE4

gmatkin · « **Reply #37 on:** February 08, 2013, 04:05:08 PM »

More Shed, any minute now:

http://youtu.be/Fan7SawsVgI

'Shed' was the name we used to have for a particular receipe for home-brewed beer that I made. I confess it was really just a Boots London Bitter kit in a tin with a lot of hop stuff added...

Etienne · « **Reply #38 on:** March 14, 2013, 10:12:32 AM »

Three tunes i wrote some times ago
A song about wife who drink to much and finally die (a sad and funny song in the same time, i'm really proud of the lyrics, but in french...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1CPe1Ow3Ng
Another song that was wrote with a friend but i'm not able to sing it, so just the music (improvisation part not really... mmmh... i have to made another recording of this one $:-\$ ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeoGrNcnEao
And a tune in tribute to my neighborhood's pubs (this one also need another recording... or maybe i just go to

) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz1oxk4HjFE

Andrew Shead · « **Reply #39 on:** March 14, 2013, 11:41:08 PM »

Quote from: Etienne on March 14, 2013, 10:12:32 AM

Three tunes i wrote some times ago

Good! I enjoyed your music, thank you. The first one was quite jolly.

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