Question about listing # S231029GM
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:29 pm
"Many composers throw in way too many ideas and are not focused on ONE CENTRAL MOTIF - they try to keep things interesting by adding new harmonic lines and elements (melodies, even improvisations, etc.), instead of focusing on the productions and textures." Put simply, keep it SIMPLE! We know that other Libraries like to receive music with complementary A and B sections, but this Library is NOT one of them – stick with ONE CENTRAL MOTIF per submission please!"
The references all appear to have multiple motifs as I understand the term.
Does this mean they want the same 4 bar melody over and over? maybe just changing up the accompaniment? or is something like Beethoven's 5th, where he uses a small 4 note phrase moved around in various intervals to create a large melodic structure, viable?
Or is it the harmony that counts, and as long as the melody sticks to more linear lines, it can vary a little upon each repeat of the harmony?
other thoughts?
The references all appear to have multiple motifs as I understand the term.
Does this mean they want the same 4 bar melody over and over? maybe just changing up the accompaniment? or is something like Beethoven's 5th, where he uses a small 4 note phrase moved around in various intervals to create a large melodic structure, viable?
Or is it the harmony that counts, and as long as the melody sticks to more linear lines, it can vary a little upon each repeat of the harmony?
other thoughts?