How long did you take to compose a fugue? I am intending to compose something for my IB exams where I try to bring the conventional Bach fugue style and counterpoint and incorporate it with jazz chords. Think it may be possible?
@artyzach all of Bach's chords are jazzy anyway. If you're thinking in that ball park though, listen to the swingle singers little fugue in G minor. I'll inbox you a link.
@artyzach All fugues are different. This particular one took (if my memory serves me right) maybe 10 hours spread out over the course of a month. Of course that's possible. There is no right or wrong in music. (At least where I study, ha ha ha.)
Did Glenn Gould ever compose SOMETHING ? Perhaps he wasn´t capable of writing a single note. Gods compose and mere mortals play it. So, this work is amazing, excellent idea on nokia´s tune. Congratulations! I have composed some preludes also.
@Dihelson Actually, Gould wrote several pieces, some of which show a great sense of invention and formidable technical skill. Great fugue, by the way Zeryx28!
I would rather have preferred a more smooth transition in the middle, as it sounds a little complicated there, and the theme should also have come more often for the fugue to sound more original. Though......I still have to say that I see a whole lot of effort put in for this. Good job!
@whneo97 Thanks! Yeah, I was still new to fugues when I composed this work. And so I didn't give much care to the overall structure and just wanted to discover the strettos and get them out of the way. In retrospect, I may compose a new version some time in the future. Thanks for your feedback.
@HerlockSholmes123 I think I understand what you mean there; I couldn't understand Chopin's fugue at first as well. But looking on the bright side, perhaps Chopin was trying to put his own style of writing together with the style of fugue? He had always been trying to be more original and away from the classical style than any romantic composer...
Well I've tried posting the link the the brass quintet/organ adaptation here, but YouTube isn't being very friendly. Just go to my videos and you should find it there.
@adrianhead72 Wow that was incredible. I was just watching it on my big screen TV! It was very interesting to hear how it has been adapted for brass quintet. You have done quite well with the redistribution of voices to heighten the intensity especially at the end. Bravo! I'd like to feature it on my channel. Is that okay?
@Chanmin2007nz Yes, and at @TheCriticPiano, I think this sounds just as amazing as a Bach fugue. It's incredibly well-composed/chromaticisms/nuances/progressions/sequences everything is here. It's gorgeousity. ;)
Brava! You will go very far. Only few people posses this god-given talent. It sounds identical to Bach's fugue, but Bach is more genius. But hey, GREAT JOB!
I'm so blown away by your talent, it's a joy to listen to your pieces for both their familiarity and their classical component. I smile when i listen to them!
*sigh if only all those nokia cell phones actually sang this instead all of that digital noise they call the original factory ringer.....great job man. also it looks like you took care to place the runs under the hands so they can keep as natural a shape as possible will goes a long way to staying injury free and allowing the phrasing to flow and be all musical and all that jazz
@ensambleshande ahaha yo estaba pensando en mostrarle esto a mi profesor de Analisis musical, justo hasta hace dos clases habíamos estado analizando fugas :D
@ensambleshande well I meant to have your students check it out and have them analyze it if they want. What I find cool is certain people taking modern themes and putting it in an tried and true form.
@adrianhead72 Thanks for writing in. No problem at all, in fact you'd be doing me a favour. Just notify me once it's been arranged. I would love to see the score and/or watch/hear a recording! Cheers and thanks.
@zeryx28 Well, it's been arranged (for brass quintet and organ), and was performed on the 9th of October. Very well received. Thanks again for giving us permission to arrange this for the concert- I have the video footage which I'll be editing shortly and posting to YouTube.
@adrianhead72 This is a brilliant idea. If you do write this for a brass trio, could I have this played with a brass group here in Texas? We of course could perform and record this as well. We have a group of 15 brass players. Baritone, Tuba, Mellophone (Fhorn), Trumpet. Thanks!
dear zeryx, thank you for showing me how mentally limited I am. (Not joking) Aside from the last three bars, I would have taken this for Bach at any time. Its fantastic. Although it makes me feel stupid. Thanks anyways.
I've only been listening to these pieces for about a day or two and they sound amazing, I'm in my first year playing the clarinet, and starting to write pieces, any suggestions would be nice for my pieces, Thanks.
Genial genial, jajajaja, excelente. Un abrazo de otro compositor. Yo tambien comencé joven. El arte sirve para muchas cosas, para concienciar, para abrir mentes, para deleitar, en fin, sirve para mucho. Excelente, sigue así. Realmente excelente, genial!!!!!
a couple months ago,I downloaded a really killer piano arrangement of Lilium (Elfen Lied) that I play for enjoyment, so you must be that Vincent Lo! there's always something new to discover everyday ^^
@zeryx28 oh yes someone uploaded the PDF on Youtube because people were requesting the score after the person did a piano cover of Lilium, but i think he gave you credit for your work
zeryx28 Great work which I appreciate a lot. I tried something similar, in a way: "Lena's SATELLITE goes Classic - Fugue and Variations over a theme by J.Frost&J.Gordon for Stringquintett, Piano and Popsinger". SATELLITE won the European Song Contest for Germany this year and it created an incredible hype in Germany.
@hgietzen Wow thanks for posting. Your work is very impressive and definitely shows the potential of cross-genre innovation. To take existing material and transform it into something else without changing the source material is a great way to bridge the gap between different audiences, and in this day and age, there are so many such gaps out there. Into my favourites it goes. (Also a great recording too!)
@zeryx28 Thanks a lot for your enthusiastic comment about my "Lena's SATELLITE goes classic". It feels very good to be understood by a "combatant in spirit". May I ask you a favour? I am very new in youtube and I still need good reviews. Would you be so kind as to post your comment directly into my youtube channel?
@zeryx28 It seems I can't paste the youtube links here, it says "Error, try again". I don't think a fugue would be appropriate, but you can do variations on it. Try searching on these keywords: sony ericsson my ringtone. it should be a 5 seconds-long clip. That's the default SE ringtone
Feemedfee. In this world, the Fugue is a rarely executed type of music .. I mean, in the MTV world or in the tv shows..And I 'm happy because a lot of people , through this famous tune, will discover the world of this forgotten musical practice...this fugue , the nokia tune is an original piece written by a contemporary musician..It wasn't written at Bach's times.
Haha you guys know that it's actually an excerpt from the Romantic guitar piece Gran Vals by Francisco Tarrega but not an actuall Nokia mobile phone theme?
Its extremely dense. Try dropping out some voices during episodes so that new presentations of the theme sound fresher. It will also give the ear respite. Some of the harmonies are a little off color, for example your first diad makes it sound like you believe the B to be the chord note, but its only a neighbor of the A. But then that creates a minor 9th with the G# which then goes unresolved. However, anyone who spends the time and effort to write a fugue gets my respect.
@scsteeldrums Thanks for the insightful feedback! I'll admit that when I was writing this fugue, I invested so much energy in trying to work in the strettos that I had overlooked many form elements and other aspects of harmony. I respect your feedback too and will take that into account the next time I write a fugue.
BTW the idea in the first place I think is absolutely brilliant. And your # of hits speaks for itself. I think I came off very critical, but I really like what you are doing. Keep it up!
Seriously, I don't know how you did it. I'm shockingly impressed that you're able to turn this ringtone into something as sophisticated and complex as this. I've got to say, you've gotten a rare gift of composing Fugue. I look forward to your next fugue composition. Keep it up, my friend!
p.s. - I will make a recording of this piece in the near future to show my appreciation of your generosity of sharing your composition freely.
Nice job. The Nokia tune is extremely annoying in it's unresolved tonality, yet you managed to create a logical fugue with well constructed counterpoints. Bravo!!
@TheMarioBrothers Ah, but the world can never have enough fugues, so I say write one yourself too. :D As far as fugue-writing technique, I haven't come across a concise resource. Most of the books I have read are on analysis of Bach's fugues. The best reference material is Bach's WTC.
@MkdMetalec Hey thanks. :) Part of my inspiration for this work was to bridge the gap between popular culture and art music. It seems like my work has been somewhat successful.
Haha. I totally agree with Danielpi. The "joke" or "novelty" aspect of writing a fugue on such a familiar, commercialized theme is amply apparent and effective, yet it is also an excellent example of good fugue writing. Well done!
Wow! This is really something! It's quite a nice little piece really, and considering you wrote it in the typical style of the Baroque fugues, I'm sure it'll sound great on harpsichord as well!
You know... surprising thing -- it's not just a joke fugue. Well, it is, but it's actually quite well written DESPITE its "joke" function. I really dig the dissonance on some of those thematic entrances. Good job, guy.
@Danielpi How do you feel about PDQ Bach? Schickele made a career from writing well-written music and arrangements despite its joke function. His recordings helped me learn music, trying to answer, "Why are they laughing?" Your "Oops" is the same thing...flipping brilliant.
Brilliant!!!
plexiseagull 1 day ago
Great composition. As for ringtones interrupting concerts: fugue them.
ferociousgumby 3 days ago
Bach would be proud; Too bad he's dead.
MarkOates2 3 days ago
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Hi,i am looking for a fugue speciallist to tell me what is that chromatic fugue:
youtube.com/watch?v=yotypIIavlQ&list=HL1326399726&feature=mh_lolz
I found it as notes and then i made it with a music notation program
Enlightenment82 1 week ago
Takt 48° i lik, and am Schluss, very good
Mazokrw 1 week ago
How long did you take to compose a fugue? I am intending to compose something for my IB exams where I try to bring the conventional Bach fugue style and counterpoint and incorporate it with jazz chords. Think it may be possible?
artyzach 3 weeks ago
@artyzach all of Bach's chords are jazzy anyway. If you're thinking in that ball park though, listen to the swingle singers little fugue in G minor. I'll inbox you a link.
Ariavariata95 2 weeks ago
@artyzach All fugues are different. This particular one took (if my memory serves me right) maybe 10 hours spread out over the course of a month. Of course that's possible. There is no right or wrong in music. (At least where I study, ha ha ha.)
zeryx28 1 week ago
woow
iLouiss 3 weeks ago
I think the fugue was better than the nokia tune....
MrFuryGuy 1 month ago
Bloody marvellous! :-)
montalivet99 1 month ago
brilliant!
Cascadenza 1 month ago
What was the electronic piano used to record this, Please ?
Dihelson 1 month ago
@Dihelson I used a MIDI to MP3 converter, so no electric piano was used.
zeryx28 1 month ago
Did Glenn Gould ever compose SOMETHING ? Perhaps he wasn´t capable of writing a single note. Gods compose and mere mortals play it. So, this work is amazing, excellent idea on nokia´s tune. Congratulations! I have composed some preludes also.
Dihelson 1 month ago
@Dihelson Actually, Gould wrote several pieces, some of which show a great sense of invention and formidable technical skill. Great fugue, by the way Zeryx28!
Norbeone 2 weeks ago
I would rather have preferred a more smooth transition in the middle, as it sounds a little complicated there, and the theme should also have come more often for the fugue to sound more original. Though......I still have to say that I see a whole lot of effort put in for this. Good job!
whneo97 1 month ago
@whneo97 Thanks! Yeah, I was still new to fugues when I composed this work. And so I didn't give much care to the overall structure and just wanted to discover the strettos and get them out of the way. In retrospect, I may compose a new version some time in the future. Thanks for your feedback.
zeryx28 1 month ago
bravo, brAVO, BRAVO!!!!!!!
zaplookandsplashface 1 month ago
This is my ringtone :)
brono25 1 month ago
great piece!
artofcounterpoint 2 months ago
Brilliant!
AniGIvanova 2 months ago
Better than Chopin's bullshit fugue.
HerlockSholmes123 2 months ago 5
@HerlockSholmes123 haha a little harsh with teh wording but still true
fledgehog 2 months ago
@HerlockSholmes123 I think I understand what you mean there; I couldn't understand Chopin's fugue at first as well. But looking on the bright side, perhaps Chopin was trying to put his own style of writing together with the style of fugue? He had always been trying to be more original and away from the classical style than any romantic composer...
whneo97 1 month ago
Where is the stretto?
leonelbat 2 months ago
@leonelbat Why do you suppose there is a stretto?
PaulVinonaama 2 months ago
@PaulVinonaama Read the description.
brono25 1 month ago
@brono25 I see. And, in fact, now I found a stretto starting from bar 24 and another one using the inversion starting from m. 57.
PaulVinonaama 1 month ago
This is awesome! Good job
MrCubsfan3 2 months ago
had to analyze this at school :D awesome!
Epiphonication 3 months ago
Well I've tried posting the link the the brass quintet/organ adaptation here, but YouTube isn't being very friendly. Just go to my videos and you should find it there.
Enjoy!
adrianhead72 3 months ago in playlist Misc.
@adrianhead72 Wow that was incredible. I was just watching it on my big screen TV! It was very interesting to hear how it has been adapted for brass quintet. You have done quite well with the redistribution of voices to heighten the intensity especially at the end. Bravo! I'd like to feature it on my channel. Is that okay?
zeryx28 3 months ago
@zeryx28 I'd be honored. Go right ahead. Thanks!
adrianhead72 3 months ago
Now when my cellphone rings I find sense in life again.
SirMenau 3 months ago
Very nice piece! I really like the way it-.. hold on my phone's ringing. :)
732lover 3 months ago 2
3-part stretto at 0:26?
This is brilliant.
musoderelict 3 months ago
nice!!!!! xxxxx
jazmyn594 4 months ago
Nice, How many variations of the main theme (mm. 1-4) did you have to think of?
KageKonohagakure 4 months ago
Increíble trabajo!
hmc1421 4 months ago
Muito bom
Silvio1976Rio 4 months ago
Well, this well known "nokia tune" is in fact a fragment from the "Gran Vals" by the spahish guitarist-composer Francisco Tarrega.
aedo67 4 months ago 12
LOL!
aMulliganStew 4 months ago
nice
shangrigreige 4 months ago
Yes, I must offer my congratulations also. Obviously you made a keen study of the WTC, and it really shows it.
alger3041 5 months ago
Quinte parralell
mrsnooz1 5 months ago
It's too bad you had to use double sharps to make yourself look smart.
monkeygrinder47 5 months ago
where can u get this music?
nicholas12209 5 months ago
I don't get it.
TheFrenziedPianist 5 months ago
Awesome!! What a great idea!
Just one thing. I'm not sure if the progression at 1:19 really works, though...
vanimea 5 months ago
Wow! What a work! Sounds like Bach style ;)
aguador67 6 months ago
genius!!
marcohorowitz8 6 months ago
I just have one thing to say: WOW! :D
fercha90s 6 months ago
Luvly!
Wandelbart 6 months ago
epic. totally love it. it's cute ;D
fionaangelina 6 months ago
Bravo!
orlando8878 6 months ago
Is not a nokia prelude to the fugue? lol
DBJ06 6 months ago
Incredible.
5BLD 6 months ago
You're so good! Congrats! Seriously, this is as good as compositions of Bach himself! (Of course, lots of fugues sound identical, but so what?)
Chanmin2007nz 7 months ago
@Chanmin2007nz Yes, and at @TheCriticPiano, I think this sounds just as amazing as a Bach fugue. It's incredibly well-composed/chromaticisms/nuances/progressions/sequences everything is here. It's gorgeousity. ;)
Exanimousx 7 months ago
ohhh shitttt :D
soSpecialkay 7 months ago
Brava! You will go very far. Only few people posses this god-given talent. It sounds identical to Bach's fugue, but Bach is more genius. But hey, GREAT JOB!
TheCriticPiano 7 months ago
Can I download this as my new ring tone?
BjornHegstad 7 months ago 2
@BjornHegstad Yes.
Wandelbart 6 months ago
I'm so blown away by your talent, it's a joy to listen to your pieces for both their familiarity and their classical component. I smile when i listen to them!
LimeGirl08 7 months ago
you should have started with the bare theme in the exposition.
martinschroederglst 7 months ago
I understand that you want use this melody, but you should not call your work "Nokia fugue" with no mention his original composer.
Your fugue is not bad. I guess that you hear the master of the fugue: Bach and his reencarnation Glenn Gould. ;)
MalditosLunes 7 months ago
THE BEST THING I EVER HEARD
CristoFour 7 months ago 2
Great idea I would never have come to it. I cant hear anymore this "subject". But I love your fugue. Felicitation!
bvsiness 7 months ago
*sigh if only all those nokia cell phones actually sang this instead all of that digital noise they call the original factory ringer.....great job man. also it looks like you took care to place the runs under the hands so they can keep as natural a shape as possible will goes a long way to staying injury free and allowing the phrasing to flow and be all musical and all that jazz
cem1891 8 months ago
This is very charming. Nice job!
musicaorganum 8 months ago
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!
KevinBeethoven 8 months ago
isnt NOKIA a phone??
SOMEBODY ANSWER ME!!!
ttomace 9 months ago
@ttomace Yes. This Fugue is based off of it's ringtone.
CauseOfRicoRodriguez 8 months ago
Thanks for making the music available under a CC license! I'll share the site with my friends and encourage them to donate.
LiberLucis 9 months ago
wow! NICE!
Pretendkid 9 months ago
are your following themes anything nokia related, or just the head theme? I'm not really familiar with Nokia's repertoire hehe
jazzpsalti 9 months ago 11
@jazzpsalti Nope, just the principle theme (mm. 1 - 4).
zeryx28 9 months ago
Would you share the MIDI file?
stopsrus 10 months ago
@stopsrus It's on my website next to the PDF link. Please see video description.
zeryx28 9 months ago
@zeryx28 thank you!
stopsrus 9 months ago
@zeryx28 thank you!
stopsrus 9 months ago
@stopsrus No problem!
zeryx28 9 months ago
Congratulations!!! Very nice work!!
I am a professor of musical analysis
at the National Conservatory of Mexico. My students will love analyze this. Once again I congratulate you
ensambleshande 10 months ago 36
@ensambleshande I'm glad! Thanks for viewing! :)
zeryx28 9 months ago
@ensambleshande ahaha yo estaba pensando en mostrarle esto a mi profesor de Analisis musical, justo hasta hace dos clases habíamos estado analizando fugas :D
maxi36440529 8 months ago
@ensambleshande you should check out "Lady Gaga Fugue" by artofcounterpoint (youtube name).
somnynightin78 5 months ago
@somnynightin78
Yes. It is a good fugue also. But I prefer this ;)
Anyway thanks for the recommendation
ensambleshande 5 months ago
@ensambleshande well I meant to have your students check it out and have them analyze it if they want. What I find cool is certain people taking modern themes and putting it in an tried and true form.
somnynightin78 5 months ago
Would you mind terribly if I arranged for a brass trio at all? It's absolutely brilliant.
adrianhead72 10 months ago
not for profit of course
adrianhead72 10 months ago
@adrianhead72 Thanks for writing in. No problem at all, in fact you'd be doing me a favour. Just notify me once it's been arranged. I would love to see the score and/or watch/hear a recording! Cheers and thanks.
zeryx28 10 months ago
@zeryx28 No problem at all. It will probably get its first performance in early October. I'll keep you posted :)
adrianhead72 10 months ago
@adrianhead72
adrianhead72 3 months ago
@zeryx28 Well, it's been arranged (for brass quintet and organ), and was performed on the 9th of October. Very well received. Thanks again for giving us permission to arrange this for the concert- I have the video footage which I'll be editing shortly and posting to YouTube.
All the best.
adrianhead72 3 months ago
@adrianhead72 Wonderful! Can't wait to see it. Cheers.
zeryx28 3 months ago
@adrianhead72 This is a brilliant idea. If you do write this for a brass trio, could I have this played with a brass group here in Texas? We of course could perform and record this as well. We have a group of 15 brass players. Baritone, Tuba, Mellophone (Fhorn), Trumpet. Thanks!
frenchhornflint4 8 months ago
Very very nice, now, where may I obtain a pdf of the music? I would love to learn it
Chassid48 10 months ago
@Chassid48 Thanks. Please see video description.
zeryx28 10 months ago
A very enjoyable composition - tbh I wasn't sure what to expect but I think the piece is rather nicely accomplished.
I think you missed an opportunity to really round it off Bach-wise with a good pedal dominant at the end though :)
bigogle 10 months ago
My Nokia is so old it would just crash if you tried to play this on it....
Fantastic, big thumbs up! 10/10
steamwally 10 months ago
Bach would be proud to include this in his WTC
ph4nt0mf1ng3rs 10 months ago 4
you turned a shitty tone to a decent sounding fugue
fuckshitass911 11 months ago 4
@fuckshitass911 do not call this a shitty tune, the Nokia tune is taken from Francisco Tarrega's Gran Vals, which is a brilliant composition
arnolioful 9 months ago 6
Las fugas de Bach se la pelan a esta :D
HanaSeyram 11 months ago
¡Un Nokia bachiano!
maravillosacarnadura 11 months ago
now that´s a ringtone!
TheKeiouki 11 months ago
dear zeryx, thank you for showing me how mentally limited I am. (Not joking) Aside from the last three bars, I would have taken this for Bach at any time. Its fantastic. Although it makes me feel stupid. Thanks anyways.
phirstdancer 11 months ago
Genial!
Stetigkeitsbereich 1 year ago
Very nice.
pianoviol 1 year ago
loved the inversion too!! well done!
nicoart1 1 year ago
Amazing!!!
I hate the nokia ringtone.... but I love this fugue, its ingenious!
Fugues are really really awesome.
thinkgreenlovepurple 1 year ago
why cant find this on itunes?
Aleksei5055 1 year ago
I've only been listening to these pieces for about a day or two and they sound amazing, I'm in my first year playing the clarinet, and starting to write pieces, any suggestions would be nice for my pieces, Thanks.
Again your aaawwweeesssooommmeee!!!
TheFlappyProductions 1 year ago
Three people have a sony ericsson phone.. :-)
Maerklinbahner 1 year ago 2
Genial genial, jajajaja, excelente. Un abrazo de otro compositor. Yo tambien comencé joven. El arte sirve para muchas cosas, para concienciar, para abrir mentes, para deleitar, en fin, sirve para mucho. Excelente, sigue así. Realmente excelente, genial!!!!!
Demusics 1 year ago
a couple months ago,I downloaded a really killer piano arrangement of Lilium (Elfen Lied) that I play for enjoyment, so you must be that Vincent Lo! there's always something new to discover everyday ^^
FOBinDisguise 1 year ago
@FOBinDisguise Yep that's me. Glad you enjoy my other work too! Where did you download the PDF by the way?
zeryx28 1 year ago
@zeryx28 oh yes someone uploaded the PDF on Youtube because people were requesting the score after the person did a piano cover of Lilium, but i think he gave you credit for your work
FOBinDisguise 1 year ago
zeryx28 Great work which I appreciate a lot. I tried something similar, in a way: "Lena's SATELLITE goes Classic - Fugue and Variations over a theme by J.Frost&J.Gordon for Stringquintett, Piano and Popsinger". SATELLITE won the European Song Contest for Germany this year and it created an incredible hype in Germany.
I added a video of my composition.
Enjoy! I woud be happy about a short comment.
Herbert Gietzen
hgietzen 1 year ago
@hgietzen Wow thanks for posting. Your work is very impressive and definitely shows the potential of cross-genre innovation. To take existing material and transform it into something else without changing the source material is a great way to bridge the gap between different audiences, and in this day and age, there are so many such gaps out there. Into my favourites it goes. (Also a great recording too!)
zeryx28 1 year ago
@zeryx28 Thanks a lot for your enthusiastic comment about my "Lena's SATELLITE goes classic". It feels very good to be understood by a "combatant in spirit". May I ask you a favour? I am very new in youtube and I still need good reviews. Would you be so kind as to post your comment directly into my youtube channel?
Best regards
Herbert Gietzen
hgietzen 1 year ago
@hgietzen sure
zeryx28 1 year ago
sounds like bach
kommunikator60 1 year ago
You should add a prelude (or fantasia or toccata) to this :)
Biff947 1 year ago 2
Super!
SIRC0L0RS 1 year ago
Well-Tempered Phone!!!
Excellent job!
LukBartosUB 1 year ago
Well done! :)
77TJL 1 year ago
Great idea, I've even downloaded the score.
Try writing a fugue on the theme to Beverley Hills Cop.
combineharvestersam 1 year ago
@combineharvestersam
I agree I love that theme ;)
SevenCircles 1 year ago
Wow this is fantastic! I can imagine Bach smiling from above, hope he has a nokia cellphone up there though :)
tyosk 1 year ago
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Minaku3869 1 year ago
I am totally learning this and programming it for my next performance. Excellent! Well done!
Minaku3869 1 year ago
@Minaku3869 Thanks. I encourage your learning and performance of it! Where will it be performed?
zeryx28 1 year ago
Dude that's amazing! Looking forward to your fugue on Sony Ericsson Theme
Tsotne16 1 year ago
@Tsotne16 Wow, I haven't heard that before. What does it sound like?
zeryx28 1 year ago
@zeryx28 It seems I can't paste the youtube links here, it says "Error, try again". I don't think a fugue would be appropriate, but you can do variations on it. Try searching on these keywords: sony ericsson my ringtone. it should be a 5 seconds-long clip. That's the default SE ringtone
Tsotne16 1 year ago
Complimenti, massimo dei voti con Lode per tecnica compositiva, gusto e ironia!
paolocongia 1 year ago
Feemedfee. In this world, the Fugue is a rarely executed type of music .. I mean, in the MTV world or in the tv shows..And I 'm happy because a lot of people , through this famous tune, will discover the world of this forgotten musical practice...this fugue , the nokia tune is an original piece written by a contemporary musician..It wasn't written at Bach's times.
ganelio 1 year ago
@ganelio Wow thanks. That was very insightful. (By the way, what is "Feemedfee"?)
zeryx28 1 year ago
Terrific!!!
belshep 1 year ago
I got so excited when the inverted subject arrived! Bravo for this.
jswack 1 year ago
This is beautifully crafted - well done!
lyndon1904 1 year ago
You are freaking talented man
v4liumfrance 1 year ago
Please i want the musicnotes !!!!!!! its fantastic! :D pleeeeeeeeease! :D its awsome :D
MareikeTB 1 year ago
@MareikeTB Thanks. Please see video description for the link to the PDF file. Enjoy.
zeryx28 1 year ago
Haha you guys know that it's actually an excerpt from the Romantic guitar piece Gran Vals by Francisco Tarrega but not an actuall Nokia mobile phone theme?
CNFrostXY 1 year ago 3
@CNFrostXY Apparently, not many people know that, which is why I have titled my composition as such. :)
zeryx28 1 year ago
Who composed this fugue?
paopaomanalansan 1 year ago
@paopaomanalansan I did. :)
zeryx28 1 year ago 9
@zeryx28 IT'S BRILLIANT!!!
really well crafted!!!
thank you!!!
peter
peter3217crane 1 year ago
@zeryx28
IT'S BRILLIANT!!!
really well crafted!!!
thank you!!!
peter
peter3217crane 1 year ago
wow man! you have skills! where did you learned to compose fugue?
Thanks!
str3123 1 year ago
@str3123 I learned mostly by studying the work of Bach and studying counterpoint as part of the theoretical component of my piano studies.
zeryx28 1 year ago
when can i use this as ring tone...
polianglin 1 year ago
Brilliant
PuffBartok 1 year ago
Its extremely dense. Try dropping out some voices during episodes so that new presentations of the theme sound fresher. It will also give the ear respite. Some of the harmonies are a little off color, for example your first diad makes it sound like you believe the B to be the chord note, but its only a neighbor of the A. But then that creates a minor 9th with the G# which then goes unresolved. However, anyone who spends the time and effort to write a fugue gets my respect.
scsteeldrums 1 year ago
@scsteeldrums Thanks for the insightful feedback! I'll admit that when I was writing this fugue, I invested so much energy in trying to work in the strettos that I had overlooked many form elements and other aspects of harmony. I respect your feedback too and will take that into account the next time I write a fugue.
zeryx28 1 year ago
BTW the idea in the first place I think is absolutely brilliant. And your # of hits speaks for itself. I think I came off very critical, but I really like what you are doing. Keep it up!
scsteeldrums 1 year ago
@scsteeldrums Thanks, it's all good! :D
zeryx28 1 year ago
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scsteeldrums 1 year ago
Seriously, I don't know how you did it. I'm shockingly impressed that you're able to turn this ringtone into something as sophisticated and complex as this. I've got to say, you've gotten a rare gift of composing Fugue. I look forward to your next fugue composition. Keep it up, my friend!
p.s. - I will make a recording of this piece in the near future to show my appreciation of your generosity of sharing your composition freely.
DavePianist 1 year ago
@DavePianist Thanks for such an insightful comment! I will look forward to your rendition. :D
zeryx28 1 year ago
Nice job. The Nokia tune is extremely annoying in it's unresolved tonality, yet you managed to create a logical fugue with well constructed counterpoints. Bravo!!
cz75gsc 1 year ago
@cz75gsc Look up a Gran Vals video. There is no "unresolved tonality." I think your diction is ahead of your ear.
scsteeldrums 1 year ago
I had the same idea! But you realized it better than me ;) really good work! What manual can I buy to write fugues?
TheMarioBrothers 1 year ago
@TheMarioBrothers Ah, but the world can never have enough fugues, so I say write one yourself too. :D As far as fugue-writing technique, I haven't come across a concise resource. Most of the books I have read are on analysis of Bach's fugues. The best reference material is Bach's WTC.
zeryx28 1 year ago
This is a really good job, even it's a joke. The fugue is a really complex form that needs a good study and you've managed to make it! bravo!
MkdMetalec 1 year ago
@MkdMetalec Hey thanks. :) Part of my inspiration for this work was to bridge the gap between popular culture and art music. It seems like my work has been somewhat successful.
zeryx28 1 year ago
you have to upload it with harpsichord sound
supermariozaken 1 year ago
Great, too much!
wlprwell 1 year ago
like bach!!! that´s very funny
kommunikator60 1 year ago
i thought this was tarrega
shariotoflove 1 year ago
Haha. I totally agree with Danielpi. The "joke" or "novelty" aspect of writing a fugue on such a familiar, commercialized theme is amply apparent and effective, yet it is also an excellent example of good fugue writing. Well done!
adams82683 1 year ago
very clever and well done!
I use Encore and Sibelius incidentally, have always preferred them to that awful Finale.
monteverdi1567 1 year ago
Wow! This is really something! It's quite a nice little piece really, and considering you wrote it in the typical style of the Baroque fugues, I'm sure it'll sound great on harpsichord as well!
Wizongod 1 year ago
You know... surprising thing -- it's not just a joke fugue. Well, it is, but it's actually quite well written DESPITE its "joke" function. I really dig the dissonance on some of those thematic entrances. Good job, guy.
Danielpi 1 year ago 30
@Danielpi Haha thanks. I take your comment seriously and appreciate your appreciation of my humor. :D
zeryx28 1 year ago
@Danielpi How do you feel about PDQ Bach? Schickele made a career from writing well-written music and arrangements despite its joke function. His recordings helped me learn music, trying to answer, "Why are they laughing?" Your "Oops" is the same thing...flipping brilliant.
MsSoundguy 1 year ago
omg!! 3-part invention!!
dontknowzabc 1 year ago
opus 31? lol.... great work!!!
jaskerbass 1 year ago