Joyful by nature, she sees the world through rose colored glasses. A Little Inspiration D Major: Miss Congeniality It’s as if the keys have temperaments built in. One of the things that struck me, and still strikes me, is when you decide on a key signature and meter before hand, the mood seems to take care of itself. I think I will start picking up where I left off and finish the task. Inevitably, as always seems to happen one way or another, my plan to compose through all keys major and minor was derailed. Inevitably, I would make a few “corrections” when transcribing on the computer, but overall, the piece was composed in 30 minutes, or I had to leave it. The 30 minutes doesn’t include transcribing on the computer.I could prep the manuscript paper before I started.I could pick the key signature, tempo and meter before hand.30 minutes from start to finish, minus a few formalities:.They had to be completed in 30 minutes or less. These were very short pieces, with a specific time constraint. I began a long time ago (actually only a little over a year as of writing this post) composing what I called 30 minute compositions. These are all posted just a little ways down. The sadness of G minor the leadership of Eb major the optimism of Db major they all have a story to tell. They rang so true, that I couldn’t help but be moved. Needless to say, I listened to all of these this morning, in a row, and I was captivated.
He has put together a very fascinating series on key signatures and their “personalities”. Paolo Pietropaolo seems to think that’s not the case. Have you ever thought about the effect of key signatures on your composing? Does it matter what key signature you compose in, or can you just transpose after the fact and thats that? Key Signatures as Souls