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Composing an effective melody is not an easy thing to do. Even for the best writing a melody can be a daunting task. But I believe it's an important skill for any composer to have, so this is the challenge; -Compose a piece for piano with a beautiful melody. It could be a waltz, prelude, nocturne, etc.... I just want the most lovely melody your muse can come up with. -It can be in any harmonic language (Baroque, Romantic, Modern...) -The piece can't already have a live recording, I want to be the first to record it :thumbsup: . -Piece length cannot exceed 6 minutes. -Due date October 1st. The winner of the competition will have their work recorded by me (and I'm currently searching to upgrade my recording setup) -Last rule, have fun! :cool:

Great suggestion.

I like it! Fear of judgement is what stops most of us from putting ourselves out there, and therefore from reaching our full potential. ...Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night...

Thanks DanJTitchener for this interesting challenge that is naturally of particular interest to me since it uses one of my themes. Let me say that I have listened several times to the two submissions so far by Christian Perrotta - whose resourceful and beautiful fugue I enjoyed a lot - and by Aquatunic - whose pop-style piece I also enjoyed with its creation of a distinct atmosphere and lively beat. I look forward to the future submissions from the rest of the participants in this challenge. And it will be up to me to be stimulated into incorporating into my future compositions the different ways the participants of this challenge develop my theme.

I'm afraid, this seems to be a rather typical comment from you, Sojar. May I also join P7rv in requesting you share any useful feedback, either positive or negative, about our works on YC? I recall reading that you identify yourself as one of the better-known composers in your country, yet you rarely offer criticism, preferring, instead, to post these types of comments in which, often, the only point you raise is a perceived badly chosen category of submission. Yet, this is a site for, wait for it, young composers, who have more to learn and would much rather hear these constructive thoughts from you and your students instead of those which I have already described. At the moment, YC members seem to benefit your students by showing them "hot NOT to compose". I'd like to see the rest of us on YC feel some of this benefit.

What about writing the score to a set short video or film? Assuming the rights issues could be sorted out or are non-existent. It would be very interesting to see what people come up with based on the same inspiration.