{"id":356,"date":"2018-12-08T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/?p=356"},"modified":"2018-12-14T23:20:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:20:50","slug":"guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar piece &#8211; untitled (as yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" src=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1433.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1433-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1433-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the score of the second movement. Apparently I like semiquavers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now what I&#8217;m writing as I&#8217;m writing this blog is a solo guitar piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dee76d3b145\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dee76d3b145\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#A_longer_piece\" >A longer piece<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#Ideas\" >Ideas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#Several_movements\" >Several movements<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#Four_or_five\" >Four or five<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#Character\" >Character<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/roniglaser.net\/de\/2018\/12\/08\/guitar-piece-untitled-as-yet\/#Next_time\" >Next time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_longer_piece\"><\/span>A longer piece<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m basically writing it because I wanted to compose a longer piece for the guitar&nbsp;than the ones I&#8217;ve often seen. I used to feel that there were too many short pieces of not much more than a page or two, or pieces like suites with several shortish movements. While the guitar&#8217;s repertoire has expanded greatly and become enriched with all manner of styles in the last decades, my desire for longer pieces still remains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ideas\"><\/span>Ideas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I mentioned in a previous post that I thought it was time write some serious guitar music. This is more or less the beginning of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important thing here then is to write something \u2013 this means that rather than taking months to go deep into my artistic psyche and soul, contemplating how to explore the timbral qualities of the instrument and brooding upon what this piece might say about me as a composer in this world in 2018, I&#8217;m going bash out something that has more of an improvised quality and is fun to play. We&#8217;ll see. Sometimes preventing&nbsp;rumination on single notes is impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to write pieces I can play, which helps to add a dimension of technical realism to it, i.e. not write things that are too difficult, and thus increase the chance of other guitarists being able to enjoy it as well.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Several_movements\"><\/span>Several movements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I found myself thinking \u201cmulti-movemently\u201d, with the urge to compose a piece with about four or five separate parts that were different in character. I&#8217;m not about to write another suite though, I hope, and I reckon there are enough already \u2013 at least four that were good enough not to mess with. A sonata might be closer to how I was thinking, but I wasn&#8217;t about to start meddling with sonata form \u2013 there&#8217;s probably been enough of that too. The important thing is just to compose with the sort of musical character and materials I had in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_or_five\"><\/span>Four or five<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure of all the movements in terms of their character will basically be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fast and rhythmic, brutal&nbsp;<\/li><li>Quite fast and rhythmic,&nbsp;smoother<\/li><li>Slow and intense<\/li><li>Humorous, somewhat erratic; moderate tempo.<\/li><li>Faster and rhythmic,&nbsp;brutal&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Character\"><\/span>Character<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You might have got a sense that the element of &#8222;force&#8220; figures here, you might have noticed that the word &#8222;brutal&#8220; appears twice. Probably something to do with the fact that I like music like that, but also with the intention of going beyond the intimate,&nbsp;delicate, nice and gentle character that the classical guitar tends to have. Not that I want to stop the guitar being like this, it&#8217;s just I want more badassness in the repertoire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_time\"><\/span>Next time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next post I&#8217;ll tell you about some specifics of how I&#8217;m composing the second movement, which is where I&#8217;m starting, with some of the sheet music too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right now what I&#8217;m writing as I&#8217;m writing this blog is a solo guitar piece. A longer piece I&#8217;m basically writing it because I wanted to compose a longer piece for the guitar&nbsp;than the ones I&#8217;ve often seen. 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