Mathieux Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Okay.. i'm going to extend the deadline, because I got line 10 people who wanted to do the competition and only 2 people submitted their works :P the new deadline will be March 1, 2009 **********EDIT********** Just to make things.. clear.. this is for fun, you ain't gettin' nuttin' for winnin' :D Who can write the best arrangement of their favorite nursery rhyme? The only rules are: 1. The song must be well known.For example Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc. Nothing that is too off the wall, like some unknown song that was sung back in the medieval ages in Prussia. 2. Any Ensemble is Allowed. It can be anything, from two singers to a tuba and piccolo to full orchestra. Be creative and write something original 3. You must have the original song somewhere. If you don't have the original melody in your piece, then it (obviously) must be titled the song name. For example if I'm doing Mary Had a Little Lamb I'm not allowed to name my piece "The dark Moon" However you can somewhat redo the title, like "Mary's Lamb" or "The Little Lamb of Mary's" or just "Little Lamb" welly you get the picture. 4. The complete piece must be at least 1:30 long. Let's face it, it takes about :45 to sing the original song, or at least one verse of it, so 1:30 is basically just the song and one variation/arrangement of it. 5. Submissions are Due February 24, 2009.[/u][/b] That way I'll remember it 'cause that's my 16th birthday ;) Yay I'll get my driver's permit!! But anyway that's plenty of time, nearly 2 months. ENTRING 1. Be sure to PM all entries to me. I will send it to the other judges, (I will get other judges soon) and we will decide on the winner then, but please send all entries via PM. You are also welcome to post it here on the thread, but it won't be counted as an "official" entry unless messaged to me. 2. Entries will be due at midnight the night of the 24th. Midnight here meaning your midnight. So midnight in Pacific time for me would be 3am, but if you run on Pacific time than you still have until midnight. 3. Along with the entry you must include your piece as well as a description of your piece. Just a brief one, like "this is 'mary had a little lamb' arranged for alto, tenor, and bass kazoo." as well as any other information you might like to add. Please post here if you want to give it a try, and either post here or PM me your arrangement (I can see someone not wanting to post here in some sort of paranoia about someone stealing their ideas, so if you just PM it to me how can anyone else know what your wrote? Unless you don't mind sharing your ideas to the public.) Have fun! -Mathieu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morivou Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I love that it is so stretched out... haha. I have already written Mary had a little lamb. BUT, I am going to arrange the piano version to a wind band arrangement. THAT will be fun. I'm in!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 awesome! and yeah I tend to like things... a little organized :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarSanchez Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 :D Ill join this one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjuicin Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 i'm in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjuicin Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 would yankee doodle be under this category? i'm assuming yes. but i jsut want to make sure. and no this will NOT be your traditional fourth of july happy yank song. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norby Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm in too. :):cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawoodruff Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Count me in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 awesome, remember the due date is February 24, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norby Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Hey dudes! Hear an excerpt from my arrengement below! I will continue it. Please comment! ;) Norbert Mszros - Twinkle sheet music - 8notes.com ONLY PLAY WITH INTERNET EXPLORER CAUSE FIREFOX PLAYS IT SLOWER AND IN AN ANOTHER KEY!!! :angry::angry::angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 o.o that was REALLY good! especailly the bassoon solo at the end :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norby Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks dude ! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell.R.F.93 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Would Scoborough Fair be considered a nursery song...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Well I personally have never head of it, but according to my parents it is a popular folk tune so you can use that if you want :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell.R.F.93 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Coolness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 okay! The entry times are just 9 short days away! I hope everyone is wrapping it all up! Just a few things to say now: 1. Be sure to PM all entries to me. I will send it to the other judges, (I will get other judges soon) and we will decide on the winner then, but please send all entries via PM. You are also welcome to post it here on the thread, but it won't be counted as an "official" entry unless messaged to me. 2. Entries will be due at midnight the night of the 24th. Midnight here meaning your midnight. So midnight in Pacific time for me would be 3am, but if you run on Pacific time than you still have until midnight. 3. Along with the entry you must include your piece as well as a description of your piece. Just a brief one, like "this is 'mary had a little lamb' arranged for alto, tenor, and bass kazoo." as well as any other information you might like to add. I will also be adding this to the OP, just in case anyone that likes to enter things last minute wants to give it a go :) Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulnoise Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hi, I have an idea for an arrrangment of happy birthday. Would that qualify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarSanchez Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I orchestrated Jeux Interdits for a chamber orchestra (Unfortunately I am new at Finale 2009, so some stuff like how to put 2x only plays both times)...and the percussion on GPO isn't very good. so I will be sending it as soon as I convert it into MP3 from WAV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angushay Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 3 days and 12 hours left, but I'm up for entering this, if I'm not too late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcharney Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Hi,I have an idea for an arrrangment of happy birthday. Would that qualify? It's copyrighted...I probably wouldn't publish it online if I were you unless you want to get sued or buy the rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarSanchez Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 actually, I did research on this for my competition. It isn't in copyright. Its public domain because too many people are claiming it as theirs. an arrangement can be copyrighted but the actual piece is not copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norby Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm finished buddies!! :D:D: You can hear it in here: SoundClick artist: Norbert Meszaros - page with MP3 music downloads It"s called "Twinkle" ONLY PLAy WITH INT. EXPLORER CAUSE FIREFOX CAN'T PLAY IN THE PROPER KEY AND PLAYS IT SLOWER. THNX) ENJOY ::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm so late! I hope this counts! http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/variations-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-now-pdf-also-17898.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 actually... the happy birthday song is the oldest song that is still copyrighted. read about it here we learned a lot about it because it originated in my state :) to all you late comers: yes, you can still enter, just get it done in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 3 more hours!!! get 'em in quick! (well, 3 hours my time..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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