Music Composition
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A Music Composition is a creative work that organizes musical elements (to create a structured artistic expression through sound).
- AKA: Musical Piece, Composition, Musical Work, Musical Creation.
- Context:
- It can typically integrate Musical Elements through compositional techniques.
- It can typically express Artistic Intent through sound organization.
- It can typically employ Musical Form through structural arrangement.
- It can typically utilize Musical Parameters through creative manipulation.
- It can typically convey Emotional Content through sonic design.
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- It can often combine Harmony with melodic progression.
- It can often structure Rhythm with temporal patterns.
- It can often develop Timbre through instrumental choices.
- It can often incorporate Dynamic Range through volume variation.
- It can often establish Musical Themes through motif development.
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- It can range from being a Simple Melody to being a Complex Symphony, depending on its compositional scope.
- It can range from being a Folk Song to being an Art Music Work, depending on its cultural context.
- It can range from being a Traditional Form to being an Experimental Piece, depending on its stylistic approach.
- It can range from being a Solo Performance to being an Orchestral Work, depending on its performance requirements.
- It can range from being a Contemplative Composition to being a Dance Composition, depending on its movement intention.
- It can range from being a Simple Rhythm to being a Complex Polyrhythm, depending on its rhythmic intensity.
- It can range from being a Cultural Dance Form to being a Global Dance Style, depending on its cultural reach.
- It can range from being a Historical Dance Music to being a Contemporary Dance Track, depending on its temporal context.
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- It can have Historical Evolution from ancient music to contemporary composition.
- It can demonstrate Cultural Value through artistic heritage.
- It can establish Intellectual Property through creative ownership.
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- Examples:
- Vocal Compositions, such as:
- Songs, such as:
- Choral Works, such as:
- Instrumental Compositions, such as:
- Chamber Musics, such as:
- Orchestral Works, such as:
- Contemporary Forms, such as:
- Electronic Musics, such as:
- Cross-Genre Works, such as:
- Movement-Based Compositions, such as:
- Dance Songs, such as:
- Ceremonial Dance Musics, such as:
- Performance Dance Musics, such as:
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- Vocal Compositions, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Written Poems, which use words without musical elements.
- Sound Effects, which lack musical organization.
- Ambient Noises, which occur without compositional intent.
- Speech Recordings, which primarily convey verbal information.
- See: Musician, Musical Form, Composer, Aspect of Music, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Timbre, Intangible Asset, Musical Score, Sound Design, Music Theory, Musical Style, Performance Practice.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/musical_composition Retrieved:2014-8-10.
- Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.
Although today composition is considered to consist of the manipulation of each aspect of music (harmony, melody, form, rhythm, and timbre), according to Jean Benjamin de Laborde (1780):
- Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.