dieguin Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 hi, i really ask for your help. I've been taking compostion lessons since last year, but i find myself kind of "incomplete" and that's because all my lessons were focused to contemporary music. The point is that i know i need to know how to compose in baroque, classical, romantic and impressionist styles... i know there is no specific way of doing that but i request you to help me in order to discover what makes a style different from another (i'm not refering to harmony specifically, i refer to compositional techniques and ways to develop melody in relation to rythm... stuff like that) i mean... what makes a style really different from another if the tonal "system" is the same. Perhaps things in common form each musical period that made it unique. I really apreciate your help , thanks again! Quote
chodelkovzart Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 um, learn traditional harmony and counterpoint maybe? well it depends on which old style you refer to. Quote
ThePianoSonata Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 hi, i really ask for your help. I've been taking compostion lessons since last year, but i find myself kind of "incomplete" and that's because all my lessons were focused to contemporary music. The point is that i know i need to know how to compose in baroque, classical, romantic and impressionist styles... i know there is no specific way of doing that but i request you to help me in order to discover what makes a style different from another (i'm not refering to harmony specifically, i refer to compositional techniques and ways to develop melody in relation to rythm... stuff like that) i mean... what makes a style really different from another if the tonal "system" is the same. Perhaps things in common form each musical period that made it unique.I really apreciate your help , thanks again! First I have to ask: where are you taking composition lessons? Current enrollment/completion of the first two years of undergraduate theory is a pre-requisite to almost any composition program. You should have/be covering common practice harmony and form... Quote
Greg Smith Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Study theory, counterpoint etc, hone your technique blahblah, aaaaaaaand score study Quote
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