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August is almost upon us! I have some ideas for next month's theme, but as they aren't very good, I wanted to open it up to the group for suggestions and topics. :)
GLHF! (Gandalf Lives, Hobbits Forever!)

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Suggestions:

Something Shakespearean, it being the 400th year since he died.
Something inspired by the creation story of your choice of religion.
Something inspired by the 'end of days' scenario from a religion of your choice.
Simplicity - beauty without complexity.
Something using 'unorthodox' scales or microtonality.
Composition featuring 'found sounds'.
Music inspired by the Olympics.

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kryptonaut wrote:Suggestions:


Something inspired by the 'end of days' scenario from a religion of your choice.
Aphrodite ´s Child already managed a quite amazing double album on that subject over 40 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAnMTHuNNk
Last edited by ClaRago on Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Awesome suggestions, Krypto! I have a feeling after the complexity of this month, a little simplicity would be welcome.... simple but not necessarily orthodox -- if we want to bring in a little microtonality action or found sounds, I'm down. Anyone else feeling it? We can do Shakespeare next month, as I like that idea, too.
GLHF! (Gandalf Lives, Hobbits Forever!)

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kryptonaut wrote:Suggestions:

Something Shakespearean, it being the 400th year since he died.
Something inspired by the creation story of your choice of religion.
Something inspired by the 'end of days' scenario from a religion of your choice.
Simplicity - beauty without complexity. :tu:
Something using 'unorthodox' scales or microtonality. :tu:
Composition featuring 'found sounds'.
Music inspired by the Olympics. :tu:
These are all good themes Krypto, but I found most appropriate for this August, those in bold

Other than that, I have a list of suggestions myself, but maybe a couple of those had been already used... :shrug:

- Maximalism (complex arrangement)
- No lead lines (with instruments)
- Trascend definitions (beyond any recognizable genre)
- Alien religion hymn
- Tv/Radio-Ad music (advertise an item = music for a commercial)
- Inspired by a dream
- Futuristic / Time Machine (future sound of Kvr)
- Transition (changing mood/arrangement/style/genre/sound,etc)
- Hypnotic

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If I have to choose just one it'll be simplicity

Cheers

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I like the idea of doing some Olympic themed music - very appropriate for this particular month. The simplicity idea is a good one, too, but that could be done any month.

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Simplicity works for me too :tu:
It wasn't me! (well, actually, it probably was) - apparently now an 'elderly' so maybe I forgot!

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I like simplicity too.

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Well, if you got 15 entries this month (and IMO a rather interesting range of pieces) maybe it would make sense to continue to do whatever you've been doing... simple or challenging. :tu:

That said, it probably makes sense to follow the recommendations of those who have been participating recently.

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The thing that rather tweaks my nose, is that we've never had simplicity as a theme. It could actually make the contest extremely interesting

For example, someone could decide to compose a moderately complex tune, but play it on just one string of a guitar, or maybe sing something with a very small (easy to reach) range, but full of tongue-twisters.
It wasn't me! (well, actually, it probably was) - apparently now an 'elderly' so maybe I forgot!

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I agree. It could be tricky
:hihi:

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Hi all
how about music with a comical sound to it? Something that will make listeners giggle, smile or just laugh.

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Ummm.
This needs to be made a sticky :hihi:
It wasn't me! (well, actually, it probably was) - apparently now an 'elderly' so maybe I forgot!

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I'm voting "Simplicity"

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