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Hi, I want to try and host a symphony that multiple contributors can work on together! If there is some interest there will be a slow start to first get some people on board and work on the first section of the first movement or possibly agree on some more motives for the first movement. I'm a percussionist so of course I can't do something so musical as composing alone.

Please check the MIT license before you consider contributing something, other people can sell your stuff without you being paid or even mentioned.

https://github.com/peter-mueller/os-symphony-1

(If you don't know or want to work with Github you can open Issues there and attach MuseScore files/get in contact. Link to create issues: https://github.com/peter-mueller/os-symphony-1/issues )

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os-symphony-1

Open Source Symphony

This is an experiment to plan, compose, orchestrate and proof-read an Symphony as a group of contributors.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

You need Muse Score Studio v4.4.3 installed to work with the score files. See https://musescore.org/en.

Composition Style

  • tonal
    • possibility for short now overhelming atonal devitations
    • in the Style of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert, Mozart, Bach, C.P.E. Bach
  • for symphony orchestra
    • possibility for a few carrieable additional non standard percussion instruments
    • no electronic instruments
    • playable for semi-professionals

Structure

1. Movement - C Major

In a Landscape of Ice and Fire.

  • A Section a wildfang (wild, free sprited) and simple protagonist
    • arrives and will then meet three animals
    • all motives appear or are at least hinted at
  • B Section Gallus the irish bear
  • A.1 Section
    • short
  • C Section Xaver the spanish crab
    • a minor based to make a certain cadence accessible
  • A.2 Section
    • short
  • D Section Norbert the french dog
  • A.3 Section
    • closing

movement-1.png

2. Movement (to be announced)

3. Movement (to be announced)

4. Movement (to be announced)

Roadmap

  •  Templates and Folder Structure
    •  Instumentation
    •  Piano Reductions
    •  Issue Templates
    •  Pipeline for Audio Samples of Motives and Sections (Piano + Orchestra)
  •  Describe Composition Style Guide
  •  Finish Piano Reduction Parts for First Movement
  •  Finish Orchestration for First Movement

Contributing

Make sure you understand that you are contributing to a project that uses the MIT License and the consequences.

Areas of Contribution:

  • Planning the Structure / Moderating Issues / Documenting
    • please try to get in contact with me
  • Composing
    • as issues or merge requests
    • if you want to start a new Section, please try to lock/reserve it for you via issue to avoid conflicts
    • try to do small contributions, just a theme or just a variation/continuation
    • your work might be replaced
  • Orchestrating
    • as issues or merge requests
    • your work might be replaced
  • Pointing out or Fixing Errors (possibly only for the instrument you know best)
    • as issues or merge requests

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