Suggestions for new collaborative projects

Arrangement/composition based on national anthems sounds like a smashing idea, and one I would like to take part in.

:D

As a flautist, I'd be up for doing a wind quintet composition with a few others.

Well 4 others I guess...

Wind quintet looks juicy

Percussion quartet... that's juicy :)

I'd work on that...

So would I.... concentration in marimba here. ;)

Maybe just percussion ensemble in general? It looks like that, or a wind quintet...

How about....

Bells

Vibes

Xylo

Marimba

Timpani

Snare and bass

Tenors and cymbals

Auxiliary

How would we do it?

I can write the battery parts if ye'd like.

It also helps I lead a battery section :)

So would I.... concentration in marimba here.

Maybe just percussion ensemble in general? It looks like that, or a wind quintet...

How about....

Bells

Vibes

Xylo

Marimba

Timpani

Snare and bass

Tenors and cymbals

Auxiliary

How would we do it?

That sounds good. We now need to pick a theme.

Ahem.... NOT Caribbean.... even if we include a steel drum part.

Anybody listen to DCI?

Yeah, I've heard a couple DCI shows.

The only thing that I'd recommend against from this year is the horse themed show...

I love DCI! And I love percussion ensembles! Especially mallet parts! Count me in for sure!

So we've got 2 mallet composers and a battery arranger...

Still need a theme.

Who wants to come up with the theme?

I WILL... if that's ok... :)

Fine with me.

Well, Here it is!

I actually kind of like it... I'll love to see what you guys do with it!

Theme.mid

If you guys don't mind. I took the liberty of putting down a few lines. There is only pit parts right now. Hope you like it. I took the theme and put it in a minor key. And it is written in double time of the original.

Collaborative Percussion Ensemble.MUS

Collaborative Percussion Ensemble.MID

Sweet! I like what you did with it!

By all means, get the second guy to work!

... Then again, can you make the melody louder? I would like to hear the melody instead of the timpani... But you can do whatever.

yeah definitely. this was just a first cut. im glad you like it.

We can work with that theme. I think we should write for indoor percussion ensemble. For those not familiar with this genre, think of marching band and drum corps. Indoor percussion ensembles feature a full batterie (drumline) and front ensemble (pit). The drumline actually marches, performing more intricate forms and motions then they normally would in marching band or drum corps, since here they are the main visual focus in place of marching wind instrumentalists.

Indoor percussion ensemble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here is an example of indoor percussion, sometimes called percussion theatre:

Those are two shows by Music City Mysitique (Indoor Percussion Ensemble)

Even if you're familiar with the genre, listen to those, get this stuff in your mind. Is this what we want to do? This would add a snare line, tenor line, 5 tuned bass drums, and 4 to 6 tuned marching cymbals. We could come up with something really cool if we put our minds to it. Everybody up to it? :cool:

Alright, how many people? If enough, we'll start a thread for this.

P.S. I'm good in batterie, too, don't worry. ;)

I love indoor percussion ensembles! Count me in! And can we work with what I already have started?

I would join, but I know squat about writing for a percussion ensemble...

If you want to join and do it, we can help. ;) You really don't have to know that much, as long as you can write okay music, I think you should be fine. :happy:

Alright! I'm in!