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IN A DIFFERENT WORLD YC Composer Competition - Summer, 2020 We live in a bit of an unprecedented time and it seems that many of us are, understandably, feeling many emotions ranging from anger to fatigue to even hope. Whatever your reaction, welcome to this summer's competition, where you'll attempt to express it as creatively as possible. I. Topic: Compose a piece that in some way mirrors one's reaction to the 2020 global pandemic and how it may or may not sway or adapt over time into something else. II. Eligibility: 1. You must be a member of the Young Composers forum in order to enter. Sign ups will be in the comments below for JUDGE or ENTRANT. Comment "I'd like to enter as ____" for entry. 2. There will again be no limits regarding instrumentation. There is no minimum length, but there is a maximum length of 15 minutes. 3. You must have some sort of audio rendition accompanying your work. 4. You must present a score of your music for judging. 5. If you volunteer to be a judge, you may not enter as a contest participant. III. Scoring: Scoring will be split into two categories with two "winners" – member voting and traditional judging. Member Voting: Once submissions have been entered, members will get three votes in which to vote on each other's pieces. These votes are tiered, meaning you will vote for your favorite entry, your second favorite entry, and your third favorite entry. The criteria or reasons for your vote need not be explained, though participants are highly encouraged to leave reviews on each other's works regardless. Members will send their first, second, and third choice picks to the facilitator @Noah Brode after the submission deadline. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Traditional Judging: How well is the central process of the piece executed? How effective is the progression, or in the case of a lack of a linear one, how well is it represented? Most importantly, how internally consistent is the piece in the construction of a narrative? /25 How well is the piece orchestrated? Do instrumental orchestration (range, ability, etc.) and voice leading seem to be appropriate? How effective is the treatment of the ensemble? /20 How clear is the score and audio of the submission? /5 A brief written segment (1-2 sentences) is required to explain the premise of the piece, if any. /0 Entrants whose primary language is not English are encouraged still to participate, as the diction and syntax themselves will not be judged. Judges will not judge the premise itself and will use the explanation to rationalize participant choices. Timeline: Members will submit entries by first submitting their piece to @Noah Brode, both the score and the audio file. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ENTRANTS: AUGUST 14, 11:59 PST JUDGING DEADLINE FOR ENTRANTS: AUGUST 28, 11:59 PST - CHANGED FROM AUGUST 21. JUDGING DEADLINE FOR JUDGES: AUGUST 28, 11:59 PST Current Entrants: 1. PaperComposer 2. Thatguy v2.0 3. caters 4. Quinn 5. danishali903 6. Left Unexplained 7. HoYin Cheung 8. Hendrik Meniere 9. Leonardo C. Núñez 10. Gernt 11. Joshua Ng 12. Rodrigo Ruiz 13. i(don't)suckatcomposing 14. Austentite Current Judges: 1. @Noah Brode 2. @Tónskáld 3. @Monarcheon

I wrote this music idea today, but no idea how continue or how to finish it. It seems I could keep modulating every 9 bar endless, but at that point I think I should come up with something different and also related to the previous bars...Any ideas? Not sure about the key neither. I wrote it as Gm. It reminds me of Erik Satie...

As part of my Arts Award, I composed a couple of bassoon pieces as my topic was music. I was hoping to get some feedback that I can include in my review: anything would be greatly appreciated 🙂

I'm writing a series of minuet and trios and in between the composition of each one I'll study more about harmony, melody, and counterpoint so that I can improve until hopefully I manage to pull off a half decent piece. Please be very honest, I'm not attached to these pieces because they are just exercises and I will not revise them instead I'll take on board the criticism and study some more to improve.

Yep. That would definitely be a better option. Maybe you have two flute players, or the line could be taken by any other instrument.

They can play multiphonics. However, speaking as a flute player I would warn you to avoid them. The 2nd one in that picture is easy to produce - even a beginner can (again speaking from experience.) The other ones, however, are not easy. Taking the whole passage up an octave allows the 1st and 3rd to be produced (with considerable difficulty) but jeopardises the 2nd one.