Last year I sent a piece in for a Halloween competition called Scary. The call was for one-minute pieces for Hallow-e'en using computer-generated instruments. There was a public vote. I came 17th, but got many hundreds of votes, so some people listened to the piece. It was called Worms shall eat thee up (click to listen). To see the score, click on the flat cap (the whole thing has a slight Yorkshire theme).
I am doing it again this year.
As there were no practical limits, I went to town with the orchestra last year: double woodwind plus cor anglais and double bassoon, full brass (very high horn parts), lots of percussion, two harps, organ and strings. It is all very impractical, but essentially it could be played. Other pieces last year were not playable, so I think this year I will stick to actual (synthetic) instruments, without consideration for the practicalities of human players. It will also be much Scarier.
I have a new temporary blog for Scary 2015; I am The Guiser.
I am doing it again this year.
As there were no practical limits, I went to town with the orchestra last year: double woodwind plus cor anglais and double bassoon, full brass (very high horn parts), lots of percussion, two harps, organ and strings. It is all very impractical, but essentially it could be played. Other pieces last year were not playable, so I think this year I will stick to actual (synthetic) instruments, without consideration for the practicalities of human players. It will also be much Scarier.
I have a new temporary blog for Scary 2015; I am The Guiser.
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