Sunday, April 22, 2012

Melody #14 - Final Melody for Symphony V

Greetings!  Tonight is the final night for the melody compositions for Symphony V.  I hope everyone has enjoyed listening and I would greatly appreciate feedback on the melodies listed in this blog.

I have decided to change this project up a little since the start of Symphony V.  Starting April 30th, 2012 I will begin composing 1 out of 4 symphonies, each utilizing 3 melodies from this project.  Each symphony will be between 5-10 minutes long, use 3 out of the 14 melodies and not repeat melodies within the other symphonies, and I am planning to compose each symphony in 7 days.  During this process I will be blogging a 1 to 2 paragraph post every night.  On the 7th night, I plan to post the completed symphony with score and audio file.

With that being said, I would like to talk a little about tonights melody.

When listening to this melody I hear a full men's chorus performing in vocalese.  Performing in vocalese is the singing of a melody with the use of syllables instead of words.  In my opinion, the best way to write for a chorus when composing a symphony is to use vocalese instead of using a poem or any words.  This helps with building emotion when needed and provides a smoother sounding piece, rather than leaving the audience guessing what the chorus is actually singing.

Do you hear a men's chorus for this melody?  If not, what do you feel best suits this melody?

-Wes


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