Is this melody mine or not?
I got a tune playing in my mind, but I cannot understand if I invented or just recalled it. Google song search on my phone found no results, but maybe that's just because my singing is not good enough. So. can you recognize this tune?
http://yun.complife.info/draft2.mp3
And, if it is still my original melody (or based on something, but differs from it enough), can you please help me with transcription? (If so, please save your result in musicxml format for MS2 compatibility)
Comments
Sounds a bit like Purcell, speeded up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWRcx9LHBJU
In reply to Sounds a bit like Purcell,… by underquark
No, I definitely never heard this march, and I don't see much similarity with it.
In reply to No, I definitely never heard… by etsenberg
Unzip this and run it through you song search.
In reply to Unzip this and run it… by bobjp
Still no matches, but you got the tune very close (there should be just 2 1/2 instead of 1 whole at the beginning. and a lower end). So. please give me the score (in MS2 compatible format)
In reply to Unzip this and run it… by bobjp
Did you receive my response? Please provide me the score of your transcription!
In reply to Did you receive my response?… by etsenberg
Sorry, I didn't save it. I don't have MU2. But it would appear that it is your melody. I can reconstruct it and post an image.
In reply to Did you receive my response?… by etsenberg
Try this.
In reply to Try this. by bobjp
As I've said, musicxml format works both in MS3 and MS2. Please use it (Save as -> select musicxml), I cannot open MS3 mscx.
In reply to As I've said, musicxml… by etsenberg
Here ya go.
In reply to Here ya go. by bobjp
Thanks! Great :) I will develop it further, but I must credit you for the piano part. What name should I use?
In reply to Thanks! Great :) I will… by etsenberg
I meant to delete that part before I sent it. I was just messing around. No need for credit. It isn't a very good piano part. I'm just an old folk guitar player. Not a piano player.
In reply to I meant to delete that part… by bobjp
So that's why I noticed that the chords look more guitar than piano ;) But I don't want to delete them completely. as some counterpart is needed here. I'll try to simplify them enough (maybe even to single notes) to have a right to call it my own work ;)
In reply to So that's why I noticed that… by etsenberg
Actually had I written for guitar, it would be totally different. First I would transpose it to a real key and play this:
In reply to Actually had I written for… by bobjp
Save it as mxl, pls.
In reply to Save it as mxl, pls. by etsenberg
fine
In reply to fine by bobjp
I think piano sounds better here.
In reply to I think piano sounds better… by etsenberg
I hope so because the guitar part was intended as a joke. Not a very good one, at that. Even the piano part was not intended to be real attempt. Had I been serious, I would have used my usual small orchestra setting.
In reply to I hope so because the guitar… by bobjp
And what is that setting?
In reply to And what is that setting? by etsenberg
It's different for each piece. But usually I use a few woodwinds, some brass, and strings. Maybe some percussion. Timpani and tam tam.
In reply to It's different for each… by bobjp
After finishing other work, I returned to this melody, and this is my final version. I like how it sounds, but I am open to suggestions to improve or correct, if any ;)
In reply to After finishing other work,… by etsenberg
What's most important is that You like it.
I was intrigued by the modulation you hinted at in measure 25. I felt it could be a little more clear. Here is your score in mxl. I added measures at the end so you could see my thought process. I only changed a few notes. For me it helps solidify the flow of the harmony. But it may not fit your vision for the piece. I get it. Just having a little fun.
In reply to What's most important is… by bobjp
Thanks, but I am a bit confused. I understand that the "tail" you added is your suggestions for replacement in measure 25 and the next, but I am not sure what goes where. Do you mean your two last measures are your version of 25 and 26? If so. I don't hear much difference with my version (while I see the changes).
In reply to Thanks, but I am a bit… by etsenberg
25 and 26. And yes it is subtle. And just a thought. It removes the parallel 5th at the beginning and (at least to my old fashioned ears) gives the harmony some stability. Not a reflection on your writing. More of a reflection on what I was expecting as I listened.
As a very conservative composer, I tend to use notes outside of the key signature as a device to point things in a different direction. And then land in that destination. But that's just the old folk guitar player in me. Not very adventurous, I'm afraid.
In reply to 25 and 26. And yes it is… by bobjp
Why do you think parallel 5th is bad? Is it a matter if taste, or is there a more solid reason? As for me, I like consonance and try to avoid dissonance when possible. I know, dissonance is widely used to create tension which is resolved later, but I just don't like it ;) And my version is more consonant.
In reply to Why do you think parallel… by etsenberg
Parallel 5ths have generally (though not totally) been avoided in Western (and European ) music as sounding too Asian. Two totally different theories of music. We were marked as wrong if we used them. But you get to do what you want. Here is where you point out that I used a ton of them in my accompaniments of your melody. Remember that I wasn't being serious, either.
In reply to Parallel 5ths have generally… by bobjp
I like some eclectics (when I am not trying to fit a specific style, of course). E.g. measure 11 is purposely made rather Asian. But thank you anyway :) (Actually, your help was great, starting from the transcription.)
In reply to Parallel 5ths have generally… by bobjp
We're not in college anymore ... Yippee!!
In reply to Here ya go. by bobjp
BTW, what does the integral-like symbol under the first note of the main part mean? I tried with and w/o it and don't hear the difference.
In reply to BTW, what does the integral… by etsenberg
That f ? Forte, one step louder than MuseScore default of mf, mezzo forte
In reply to Here ya go. by bobjp
May I ask you for one more transcription?
http://yun.complife.info/draft.mp3
I'll probably try to make a march from this tune ;)