Lennon Aldort - Symphony No. 2 in D minor

http://www.LennonAldort.com

This is me conducting my second symphony, at the New England Music Camp two summers ago.

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[shakinjamaican101]

Interesting, tell me, what inspires you to make diatonic music?

[macgeek2005]

Diatonic music is harder to write, more pleasant to hear, and overall, simply a higher form of art than modern music.

[mapipolo]

"Diatonic music is harder to write,"

One really cannot make a statement like that. Try transcribing some Beethoven onto paper. Then, go and try transcribing Schönberg or Shostakovich or someone of that ilk. Mmmmmmhmm.

I'm fully convinced that, by and large, classical music has gotten more and more complicated with each major period shift since the Baroque.

[macgeek2005]

Yes, you're right. I was thinking of diatonic music as being any harmonically correct, rhythmically correct classical piece.

[GMJ7]

I agree with you. :) I'm a composition major in college and write strictly tonal music. I simply cannot derive any pleasure from writing anything atonal (let alone serial). My profs insist that I write less traditional music, and sometimes I do, but it's just to please them. I have a feeling atonal music is in decline... not a single one of my uni classmates (including the other comp majors) enjoys it nearly as much as tonal music!!

Great work, Lennon. :) I must say that I like this style.

[musicdivinemusic]

Bravo, Lennon! I listened with pleasure. You could compose soundracks for movies, they would be great. You have a sense of drama, and if you get a large orchestra, you can do wonders. Let's have more from you!

[mapipolo]

@MrBirdieG Wow, this is one highly protracted conversation. :)

Anyway, I was not at all suggesting that he transcribe old music rather than write new; I was merely pointing out a flaw in an earlier comment:

"Diatonic music is harder to write..."

... to which I suggested he try transcribing or writing in the style of Schoenberg, for example (which is, of course, ungodly complex and difficult to write and play). In fact, I prefer late 19th and 20th century music above all other periods. Cheers.

[MrBirdieG]

@mapipolo Times have changed. Classical music was good in 1600-1800, great music indeed. It's 2011, we want modern music, whatever "modern" could be. I don't wanna see Beethoven transcribed on paper, I wanna see young talented people writing their own MODERN music, not something that sounds like someone else wrote 300 years ago. I don't wanna listen to the feelings of Beethoven but the feelings of the one who wrote it.

[TheD435]

So, you wrote this yourself?

[ArtyKing12345]

I bet you will become a GREAT composer one day :), with 30 something more syphonies ^^

[PorcupineFloyd68]

@musicdivinemusic Yeah, about pleasure. Some people do find pleasure in atonal music. Myself included. Not everybody hears and reacts to music the same way.

But, just to point out - just because it's not diatonic does not mean it's atonal. Chopin anyone? Debussy? Rachmaninoff? It's a proven fact that music can reach more expressive places thought chromaticism. That doesn't mean it's better. It's just more expressive.

[PorcupineFloyd68]

@macgeek2005 None of the Classical composers wrote strictly diatonic. In almost every piece, you'll find at least one secondary dominant, which is not diatonic as you probably know.

And, please, don't make a complete fool of yourself. "higher form of art" -that's a douchebag statement. Your music is just ok. It's not anywhere near the level of modern greats like Prokofiev, Debussy, and Stravinsky.

[pcma1970]

Wonderful work !!!

[esudaw]

great piece of music! I really like the theme.

[gaiagale]

Wow ...a summer camp!

BraviTutti! ...musicians, conductor, ...ALL

What are you doing now?

[Plavo94]

Oh god, How old were u again?

That was simply amazing, its like a piece of music that I would have thought about in my head, but would never be able to write myself...haha thats just my perspective, I mean I'm only in high school ^_^