Decisions, decisions
Today was a productive day.
Not only did I organize all of my sketches (in color-coded folders), I unearthed a gorgeous violin melody that I wrote last spring and more importantly, completed some major revisions to "The beautiful things I have loved." This included revoicing some key parts and changing the final chord.
Aside from notation questions, it feels "ready" to me, and I'm already very happy with where it is. That being said, it's not long enough for the KU Choral Society contest. I refuse to add "filler" to the piece just to make it long enough. So, there are a few options:
1) Submit it as a part of a triptych (meaning I have two weeks to write two more pieces).
2) Write something else entirely
3) ____________________________ (the unknown option)
My gut feeling is to go for option 1.
I'm still struggling with permission and public domain issues. I probably will suck it up and try to contact the literary agency in Spain that has the rights to Neruda's work....because unless I stumble across something that blows me away this weekend, I'm going to want to set something of his.
On another note, I also worked on another idea that is so delicate that it's easy to talk it into nothingness. That is a struggle for me with this blog - it's helpful for me to communicate and chart my progress, but there are always things that need time and silence to grow. I find it easier to do a historical record of what I did in a day or put questions out into the world when I'm stuck than giving too many words to something as ephemeral as a musical gesture, a flicker of emotion.
To curiosity and choices!
~megan
Not only did I organize all of my sketches (in color-coded folders), I unearthed a gorgeous violin melody that I wrote last spring and more importantly, completed some major revisions to "The beautiful things I have loved." This included revoicing some key parts and changing the final chord.
Aside from notation questions, it feels "ready" to me, and I'm already very happy with where it is. That being said, it's not long enough for the KU Choral Society contest. I refuse to add "filler" to the piece just to make it long enough. So, there are a few options:
1) Submit it as a part of a triptych (meaning I have two weeks to write two more pieces).
2) Write something else entirely
3) ____________________________ (the unknown option)
My gut feeling is to go for option 1.
I'm still struggling with permission and public domain issues. I probably will suck it up and try to contact the literary agency in Spain that has the rights to Neruda's work....because unless I stumble across something that blows me away this weekend, I'm going to want to set something of his.
On another note, I also worked on another idea that is so delicate that it's easy to talk it into nothingness. That is a struggle for me with this blog - it's helpful for me to communicate and chart my progress, but there are always things that need time and silence to grow. I find it easier to do a historical record of what I did in a day or put questions out into the world when I'm stuck than giving too many words to something as ephemeral as a musical gesture, a flicker of emotion.
To curiosity and choices!
~megan
posted by meg @ 8:02 PM
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