Luis Hernández Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 I have some cats and dogs with me (7 in total). Sometimes I write music thinking of them. But this cat of mine, called Nole, is fond of composing now and then. What it's not easy is to capture his ideas..., when I am quick, I record his improvisations (atonal, of course) in my software. He's not bad..., I tried to theach him harmony but he's mainly self-taught. The right hand of this piece is by him. It's funny I can identify which paws or legs ("patas") he's using every moment. The left hand (harmony) is mine. Am I crazy? Well, music comes from everywhere. The other little piece (NOLITO) is entirely mine, this time yes: thinking of him. He's the most enigmatic of my pets. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu NOLE NOLITO > next PDF NOLENOLITO Quote
Monarcheon Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 While there is something to be said about finding music in the world around you, I was taught it should always still be coherent, even if atonal. For that reason, I find "Nolito" much more musical; it was written by you, under inspiration. Similarly, I am a firm believer that animals are quite capable of understanding sound in such a way wherein it can be considered music for either party, but "Nole", to me, was a relatively unwelcome mix of the two cultures. Part of the composer's job is to make the sounds you hear meaningful, not simply by adding something to it to justify what you've recorded. That's just "Nole" though. Nolito was quite charming and had some wonderful altered tones to accompany the bass harmonies. It was pleasant and mysterious enough to retain attention. Quote
Luis Hernández Posted September 26, 2016 Author Posted September 26, 2016 You're right. In fact. the first piece Nole is better with out muy added chords. Quote
bkho Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Well for what it's worth, to my ears, Nole would fit in with any other post-modern piece. Nolito though is quite a nice little gem. Domenico Scarlatti wrote a neat fugue based on a theme that his cat made while walking on his harpsichord keyboard. Cat's fugue: https://youtu.be/CbW1nNBqVnI Quote
Ken320 Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Have you seen this? I haven't been able to listen your music. Something wrong with my browser and flash ... Quote
Luis Hernández Posted September 30, 2016 Author Posted September 30, 2016 Yes! it's very funny, nice orchestration. My cat has a different style because he jumps onto the keyboard and plays with "four paws", so the result is polyphonic... Apart from that, I have many animals here and they are sensitive to music, they don't like any kind of music... Quote
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