A Bear in the Sandstorm
by Mihai Pătraşcu
This was my final project in 21M.065 Introduction to Musical Composition. It is a 4-minute piece for guitar, trumpet, drum and vocals. Most likely, it can be classified as alternative rock.
Note that the score is mainly a record of the melodic information. The rhythmic information is notated somewhat coarsely. Listen to the recording to understand the rhythms. Also, the rests as notated are too long, and should be reduced to preserve the momentum.
This is based on the 21M.065 final performances on December 6, 2005. Thanks to Brian Robison for the recording. The performers are:
- Capen Low — drum and vocals
- Rachel Valdez — trumpet
- Leo Parts — guitar
Note that the performers had very little time to prepare the piece, during the busiest time of the semester. Thus, it is understood that the performance is not ideal.
I editted the original recording quite heavily, especially to adjust the volume of the guitar sections with respect to the trumpet and drum sections (the guitar was not amplified). I'm no expert in this, and the MP3 clearly sounds editted. If you know how to make this less obvious, let me know. For reference, here is the original recording.
I was performing final projects by other people, and I dressed up to capture the spirit of the event.