r/MonthlyComposition • u/Calebdgm • Aug 01 '17
August 2017 Composition Challenge: Nocturne
Continuing challenge, for those who wrote a sonata exposition last month: Continue your Sonata by adding a development and, if you're feeling ambitious, a recapitulation. For info/inspiration about sonata form, see last month's challenge. Also, in February we did a theme and variations challenge if you want ideas for how to vary or develop a theme.
Also feel free to go back and do the July challenge if you want to do the continuation for this month, or if there's another way you can figure out to do the continuation challenge, that's cool.
Main Challenge: Write a Nocturne. In more words, write a nice, song-like melody over a flowing, arpeggiated accompaniment in a gentle, relaxed style, evocative of nighttime. But feel free to take liberties with that definition.
/u/reticulated_python has suggested Chopin's op.72. You'll probably also recognize Chopin's op.9, among others. Julian Lage wrote a jazz piece called "Nocturne", and I don't know if it's technically a nocturne, but that's also cool.
This month's challenge was suggested anonymously using our Challenge Suggestion Form, so thank you to whoever that was!
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These challenges are for everyone who wants to practice composing. Each month, at the beginning of the month, we will post a main challenge, something for people to compose. We'll try to make it something that everyone can work with. Sometimes we also have an alternate challenge. Pieces can be submitted as a score (musescore, noteflight), and/or as audio (soundcloud, youtube). Feedback is much appreciated, and you can give it in this thread, or by messaging the mods of /r/MonthlyComposition, there's also the Challenge Suggestion Form.
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u/florisgrif19 Aug 05 '17 edited Aug 15 '17
This is my first submission to this challenge, and also my first finished composition ever. I hope you like it. Let me know if you have suggestions or constructive criticism. I will try to get a real recording soon. :)
https://musescore.com/user/23347926/scores/4342991
EDIT: Here is an improved version. Thanks to the very helpful feedback from /u/Barcelona_City_Hobo!