Sonataform Posted November 25, 2013 Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Tolkien Composition Competition: I'm sure there are many, like myself, on this forum who have a great appreciate for the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Through out his books Tolkien incorporates many songs and poems that, I believe, give life and depth to his great works. This competition is to compose a piece or small set of pieces for Soprano and Piano based on a poem, writing or any text authored by Tolkien Guidelines: 1. The piece needs to be for soprano and piano. The voice range should not go beyond two Cs above middle C or below A flat below middle C. 2. Text could be a poem from the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, the Silmarillion etc... any text written by Tolkien. 3. As Tolkien was greatly influenced by literature from the renaissance and medieval times I'd ask that there be some influence from medevial and renaissance harmony/counterpoint. 4. The total length of the song/songs should not exceed 10 minutes in total length. 5. Perhaps don't over complicate it and just have fun! Due date February 14, 2014 The winner will have their work recorded by myself at piano and a friend of mine who is an accomplished musician and has a beautiful voice. Good Luck! Edited November 26, 2013 by Sonataform Quote
danishali903 Posted November 25, 2013 Posted November 25, 2013 Haha, I am currently re-reading Return of the King! I might write something (don't expect it until the very last day though) Quote
orchdork02 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 This is a great idea for a competition! I think I'll participate. Quote
Nocturnal Adagio Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 What a lovely idea! Do you have a preference for any of Tolkien's languages? My Dwarvish is very rusty but my Quenya is probably still passable enough to break up the syllables properly. :) Quote
Sonataform Posted November 28, 2013 Author Posted November 28, 2013 What a lovely idea! Do you have a preference for any of Tolkien's languages? My Dwarvish is very rusty but my Quenya is probably still passable enough to break up the syllables properly. :) If you wanted to do one of his poems that he wrote in Dwarvish, Elvish, etc... you're welcome too. The only thing I ask, so that the words are pronounced correctly, is if you do a language other than english under each word include how it would sound roughly if pronounced in english. Thanks! Quote
Nocturnal Adagio Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Do you have any special preferences for how and where we submit our finished pieces? pdf, midi, wav, etc? Sorry, bit of a newbie here and still learning the protocols for stuff. Quote
Sonataform Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 Do you have any special preferences for how and where we submit our finished pieces? pdf, midi, wav, etc? Sorry, bit of a newbie here and still learning the protocols for stuff. PDF file of the completed score and a midi recording are required for all entries, thanks! Quote
Nocturnal Adagio Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Thanks for getting back to me! Should have something ready in a day or so, just doing a few final proofreads of my score. Can't wait to see some of the other pieces people write. Quote
Nocturnal Adagio Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Here it is. If there's anything wrong with any of the files let me know and I'll get that taken care of. Thanks for setting up a really enjoyable contest! http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/listen/6055/The%20Wind%20was%20on%20the%20Withered%20Heath Quote
Sonataform Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 Here it is. If there's anything wrong with any of the files let me know and I'll get that taken care of. Thanks for setting up a really enjoyable contest! http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/listen/6055/The%20Wind%20was%20on%20the%20Withered%20Heath Cool! Thanks for your entry! Quote
Sonataform Posted February 18, 2014 Author Posted February 18, 2014 Okay, Looks like I've got a single entry. Guess the interest wasn't as high as I had hoped. But that's fine, thank you for your entry Nocturnal Adagio. Expect a recording before April! I'll be starting a new competition momentarily. Quote
Nocturnal Adagio Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Well I don't know how fair of a win this is but it's exciting nonetheless! Thanks to both you and your friend in advance for recording my piece. I can't wait to hear the final result. I also hope your piano competition has a better turnout. :D Quote
Sonataform Posted August 1, 2014 Author Posted August 1, 2014 A long expected recording: http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/listen/6730/%22The%20Wind%20was%20on%20the%20Withered%20Heath%22%20(Nocturnal%20Adagio) Quote
DanJTitchener Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Aaarghhh... too many competitions... too many pieces I want to write... too little time...*brain explodes* Quote
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