Saturday, September 27, 2008

Update on Second Piece

Well this week of composing was fruitless. I wrote out my second piece and didn't like it, so I am starting over on a second one. The last couple days I've tried to write a moving bass line in the trombone with slow chords in the piano. I wanted to get an effect similar to Bach's well known "Air on the G string" The Air from his orchestral suite No. 3. Well Lets just say that it didn't turn out to be anything I want my composition class to hear! So I will continue toiling this weekend and hope to have something decent on Monday. I have another idea in the works, and hopefully it goes well this time.

1 comment:

Clark Ross said...

Argh! The frustration of having something not turn out as planned, or hoped for... Argh! I suspect we can all relate to that.

FWIW, I think slow-moving chords with steady moving bass line, a la Air on the G String, is a great idea, so I hope you stick with it.

But don't forget that sometimes what you end up with is not what you had originally wanted, but it turns out to be good anyway!