i have one masterpiece

[tallyho]

hello and peace to all the spiritual music makers out there ! gracias for allowing the world to appreciate its universe a little more ;) i have a question i am hoping some generous member of this board may be able to answer for me , please listen ; i have one song that has taken me 1 year to make ! (as i am a just a novice who just got some gear to entertain myself after losing my drivers licence) going thru several reincarnations to finally better than perfect at last , it is the last years work for me ; 4 hours a week or so so obviously it means a lot as any composer would understand , the song is just as good as any of nick phoenix songs and would have been accepted in the dark knight (for illustration only;) i mention that just to ask that what can a person do with 1 song ? i am packing up my gear as soon as its done and ready for mastering and quitting music as i have family and work commitments now , so i am wondering if there was someway i can give it to someone or somewhere for free even where it might go to some good use , as it is unique and mixed very unique so thought it might have some value, i realise there is the taxi company but i am not willing to pay to join , heck i dont even want money for the song ; i guess this question has been asked a million times and most people will look and just say you d#$khead ;) but its all new to me and soon to be old ;) if someone has read that and can answer it for me or would like to use it in your repoirtior your a good man / woman / robot

thanks

[A.Leung]

What on the world?

[nikolas]

YAY!
This thread got al to post again!
YAY!

talleho: If you want your music 'used' just post it in the music caffee: upload it somewhere, post it and allow everyone to pick on it and use it anyway they like (using some CC (Creative Commons) license, and abandoning the copyrights)...

BTW, I'm SO looking forward to hearing this piece that took a year to make and sounds as good as Nick Phoenix's tracks and could be in Dark Knight (yes for illustration purposes only).

[OneThrow]

Yep. What Nic said. ;)

If you really have one masterpiece, it is one more than the rest of us here. (I speak for myself of course.)

[Andrew Sigler]

I got your masterpiece right here

[Thomas Regin]

tallyho,

Start pitching your piece to publishers and music libraries and such! If you really have a masterpiece, people are bound to notice eventually. That's the funny thing about talent. It doesn't matter if you have it or not - people will notice eventually.

Start by posting your piece in the music café and let the good people here judge!

Thomas.

[WoodIsGood]

. . . the song is just as good as any of nick phoenix songs and would have been accepted in the dark knight . . .

Can't wait to hear it!

[Mad Kiltie]

Guess they don't teach good old grammar anymore in Australia

[Jeff Hayat]

i am just a novice who just got some gear to entertain myself after losing my drivers licence

the song is just as good as any of nick phoenix songs and would have been accepted in the dark knight

(i am) quitting music as i have family and work commitments now ....

God how I love internet forums!

[A.Leung]

Sort of reads like one of those spam mails that come from Nigeria, e.g.: "Dear Dear Heart, I am looking for business associate in US to transfer money from. I am in trouble and need an associate I can trust..., etc"

[Jeff Hayat]

Sort of reads like one of those spam mails that come from Nigeria, e.g.: "Dear Dear Heart, I am looking for business associate in US to transfer money from. I am in trouble and need an associate I can trust..., etc"


Awww dude I need to get rolling with those Nigerian peeps - fwd me the next one you get, ok?!?!

[interpolate]

More firewood Alfred when you are ready.

[tallyho]

i intended on doing that should have done it first ; i guess the question i was asking if i were more sober at the time reads pretty simple "what can i do with my song now its finished " ;) or where to send it ? anyways thanks for the honest reply !

[tallyho]

ive heard plenty of great songs here maybe it sounds cocky but i have to tell the truth ; ) and my ego is fine ;

[tallyho]

tallyho,

Start pitching your piece to publishers and music libraries and such! If you really have a masterpiece, people are bound to notice eventually. That's the funny thing about talent. It doesn't matter if you have it or not - people will notice eventually.

Start by posting your piece in the music café and let the good people here judge!

Thomas.

thanks for basically the only constructive reply ! you must be a human ;) that is the question where are the music publishers or who do you send it to without paying taxi or somewhere for a membership ? thanks again !

[tallyho]

Guess they don't teach good old grammar anymore in Australia
what do i need grammar for ? i pay people to do that for me ;)

[tallyho]

Sort of reads like one of those spam mails that come from Nigeria, e.g.: "Dear Dear Heart, I am looking for business associate in US to transfer money from. I am in trouble and need an associate I can trust..., etc"


so you felt the need to reply twice ! ? dude i think you need to either 1 get some loving from your girlfriend / boyfriend / dog . or take a break from the music its doing your head in ;) life is great be peaceful to others and you will have good karma ;

[tallyho]

Can't wait to hear it!


well check back one day week soon and you will , cant cut the fruit before its ripe ;

[Denny S.]

so you felt the need to reply twice ! ? dude i think you need to either 1 get some loving from your girlfriend / boyfriend / dog . or take a break from the music its doing your head in ;) life is great be peaceful to others and you will have good karma ;

...Dog?

Well anyways, I've seen very few composers with so much self confidence. So my expectations are Williams-oliciously high.

[Mad Kiltie]

what do i need grammar for ? i pay people to do that for me ;)

Obviously you are not paying them enough.:)

Derek

[Andrew Sigler]

i'm dying to hear your tune...

Thomas is a robot, btw..."Regin" is Robot in Danish

[PaulR]

Just to say - would anyone on this thread like to play Scrabble with me for some very serious folding money? or chess? or golf? Or anything really.

[Johnny_B]

Question for the Original Poster:

WHY aren't you posting an Mp3 Demo? To your, uh masterpiece?

We are all dying to hear it...

[Bruno Garza]

Okay, I'll bite on this one but how the hell did you get PLAY to run on a commodore 64?

[A.Leung]

Obviously you are not paying them enough.:)

Derek

:D

[Johnny_B]

Okay, I'll bite on this one but how the hell did you get PLAY to run on a commodore 64?

lol, you said Commodore 64!:D

[tallyho]

...Dog?

Well anyways, I've seen very few composers with so much self confidence. So my expectations are Williams-oliciously high.



well i only reserve comments like that for those that deserve it ;) well i dont see the problem with calling an egg an egg but i see that the done thing is to just give a listen first , fair enuff

[tallyho]

Question for the Original Poster:

WHY aren't you posting an Mp3 Demo? To your, uh masterpiece?

We are all dying to hear it...


well i could but why not just wait till its mastered , and i have a small issue as the song is a very bass heavy but light song, thanks god for the waves c4 ;) and one of my monitors is rattling maybe ive stuffed it maybe it need tweaking which i am about to jump right into and i will take it to the local studio guy to see if it is just my monitor or not , but i have reservations about even posting it here now regarding the negative vibes flowing thru this place ;) i think some musos have god complexes ;) how small minded , and to whoever asked about my commodore 64 that was a JOKE i do have one but also have all the same librarys that everyone here has and a nice new puter ;

[mezzoforte]

i have a small issue as the song is a very bass heavy but light song, thanks god for the waves c4 ;) and one of my monitors is rattling maybe ive stuffed it maybe it need tweaking which i am about to jump right into and i will take it to the local studio guy to see if it is just my monitor or not ,
roflmaostc! Insanely funny!

[theitalianpianist]

a local studio guy? :confused:

[ChemicalReaper]

I honestly can't wait to hear this supposed masterpiece that will put tallyho on par with the likes of Mozart...

[theitalianpianist]

don't you pair him with the likes of Mozart, Tallyhoo is way better than that newbie!!

[Denny S.]

Yeah well, the topic on its own is a masterpiece already...

[Johnny_B]

YOU ARE ALL POSTIN IN A TROLL THREAD!!!!! LULZ

[tallyho]

well i see now that most of the people here are just a bunch of wankers , whats wrong with calliung a song a mastrerpiece ? a masterpiece can be any song or type that is perfect from start to finish, it doesnt have to be an amazingly complex orchestra arrangment, just perfect for what it is, i guess the word "masterpiece" is a touchy word to you wankers, id say get out from behind your computers and get out and enjoy life a bit ;) and i wont bother posting it here anymore of bother coming back after this post as i have no respect for the posters on this board anymore, and yes it is a masterpiece, probably more unique than anything you twisted losers have created ;) sionara

[tallyho]

YOU ARE ALL POSTIN IN A TROLL THREAD!!!!! LULZ


actually you look like a bit of a troll! dont trolls have big ugly warts on their faces , just like you ! ;)

[theitalianpianist]

and i wont bother posting it here anymore of bother coming back after this post as i have no respect for the posters on this board anymore
You just returned to say some more idiocities


my ego is fine ;

and yes it is a masterpiece, probably more unique than anything you twisted losers have created ;)

You're right, your ego is perfectly fine.

sionara

And please when you go back to your "local studio guy" tell him to teach you better not only english but also some japanese because "sionara" doesn't really mean anything. :)

[Enrique]

well i see now that most of the people here are just a bunch of wankers , whats wrong with calliung a song a mastrerpiece ? a masterpiece can be any song or type that is perfect from start to finish, it doesnt have to be an amazingly complex orchestra arrangment, just perfect for what it is, i guess the word "masterpiece" is a touchy word to you wankers, id say get out from behind your computers and get out and enjoy life a bit ;) and i wont bother posting it here anymore of bother coming back after this post as i have no respect for the posters on this board anymore, and yes it is a masterpiece, probably more unique than anything you twisted losers have created ;) sionara

I don't think calling anyone a wanker and telling them how much better your music is, is the way to get positive reactions anywhere really, but I can't say I understand your motivations behind posting here.

I was raised that you have to give respect to earn it, maybe that's just me.

[OneThrow]

With all due respect to the posters here. This thread should be deleted.

[PaulR]

I don't think calling anyone a wanker and telling them how much better your music is, is the way to get positive reactions anywhere really, but I can't say I understand your motivations behind posting here.



They just lost The Ashes. It's an understandable reaction. :)

[Peterkjones]

I don't suppose Schnurgle is floating around, is he?
Bless!

[Bruno Garza]

Now you wankers have done it, he's left, sorry, she's left without sharing the masterpiece.:mad:

[nikolas]

I don't suppose Schnurgle is floating around, is he?
Bless!
I wish he was. He had much better humour that the OP's here!

[A.Leung]

Now you wankers have done it, he's left, sorry, she's left without sharing the masterpiece.:mad:

One day in the future someone will discover it - like a new found rare rediscovered Mozart manuscript.

[Lostin Space]

With all due respect to the posters here. This thread should be deleted.

I agree with OneThrow, moderators. No EW-quality here. It makes the forum look like those other forums, and we do not want that, do we?

[shnurgle]

My Dearest Brothers,
It was not long ago that I too found myself writhing in eager yearning to catch a mere glimpse of what the truest of geniuses may be capable of. That perhaps, simply being in the presence of such perfection might in some way elevate me to a new level of personal growth, a higher plane of self actualization. Well, my brothers, I have arrived at the top of the pyramid. I have climbed the mountain, stared God straight in the face, and saw an absolute truth...and it was astounding. Yes, friends, I have heard Tallyho's Masterpiece, with my own two ears, and I am here to tell you, without question, it is the greatest piece ever written. But that only begins to describe the work's magnatude. The use of the term "masterpiece" fails to even approach the scope and breadth of artistic achievement in question. I will simply say that I realize now, I have lead two lives: one before the Masterpiece, and one since.

Attempting to convey in prose what I still do not fully understand myself, would be nearly impossible (but I will try). First however, I think a little exposition is in order. How did I come to find myself in the presence of such sublimity, you ask? Well, it wasn't easy mine bleths, it wasn't easy. I had been trying to contact Tallyho directly for some time, but to no avail. I searched the internet extensively for any mention of this nugget of wonderment, but nothing had come up. Finally I contacted the Sydney Opera House directly, and was redirected to Ace Rutherfords, their resident music librarian. Ace then relayed to me a story too bold and extensive to tell here, but essentially told me that he knew of the piece in question. Indeed, every eccentric collector, scholar, and music historian in Australia had been sparing no expense to get their hands on it. Alleged sightings peppered the underground music landscape for weeks, but none were substantiated. And then, as if by act of God, the score appeared at a Sotheby's auction in Melbourne. Now, I don't need to tell you, my brothers, that every Tom Dick, and Mickey Rourke attended. After all, within mere weeks, this piece had, solely by reputation, been elevated to legendary status. While no one had heard the thing yet, it was asserted that it may just be...a masterpiece of epic proportion.

Rutherfords, who of course was also in attendance, described to me a scene unlike any other. A circus of frenzied would-be buyers crowded the auction house from wall to wall. The anticipation was so intense, he commented, that at one point he had to excuse himself to the men's lavatory and splash cold water on his ongbundt, just to "keep it together." The bidding started low and stretched on for a staggering ninety minutes. By the end, it was down to two bidders: Hilda von Creme, II (of the von Creme family--famous thoroughbred breeders of Dusseldorf), and Aidnoshe Golmprechts (the renown virtuoso and raconteur). The bid was north of $800,000 (AUD) at this point, and everyone thought Golmprechts had it in the bag, when all of a sudden, an overseas bidder called in and took it down for a million cold! The audience was stunned. The auctioneer apparently looked over at Golmprechts, who just lowered his head in defeat, reportedly saying, "that's a lot of lettuce."

No names were given at the auction, but thanks to careful research (and a bit of friendly bribery, my brothers) I received a reply fax from Sotheby's offices in New York with a list of lot numbers and shipping addresses. As I scanned the ledger with my finger I couldn't believe what I saw. The score had been sent to none other than Vatican City! Now, I don't know much about quality my brothers, but I do know the Pope don't drop a million sheckles on non-masterpieces!

I arrived in Rome the next evening via Sopwith Camel, and arranged for a personal guide the next morning to take me through the Sistine Chapel. Once inside the sanctuary, I excused myself to the little boys room and took flight. I knew I had very little time to find what i was looking for, and the only chance of success depended on my not getting caught. As I raced through those ancient corridors and tunnels, I could almost feel the presence of something otherworldly in my midst. I was taking a risk, but lord knows, when a MASTERPIECE is at the end of the rainbow, we must all, every one of us, become leprachans. I burst through a heavy oak door and found myself face to face with an eldery Cardinal.

"We know why you're here, my son," he said coldly.
I was petrified. "Oh yeah," I clumsily attempted, "just looking for that fresco, brah."
"Not even, my brother, not even," he asserted. "You're here for Tallyho original, aren't you?"
"Uh, well....actually, yes."
"Follow me then, little one, and stay close to the candles. The staircase (rest) can be treacherous."

He led me into a large, dusty room, dimly lit by what few beams of sunlight managed to pass through the huge drapes covering the windows. The Cardinal sat me down at a jurassic wooden table and then left the room. Returning shortly thereafter, he laid down a single-paged manuscript on the table in front of me. "You have fifteen minutes," he said, "keep it clean."

As the Cardinal left the room, I thought to myself, "Holy Cadusia, could this really be it?" Was this THE MASTERPIECE, here, now, lying before me? My heart was racing, friends, but time was of the essence. I carefully pulled the candle closer and gazed, for the first (and probably last) time, upon what would soon change my life forever.

The opening statement was cool, clean. A simple quarter note E above middle C, played, according to the written score, on the Honky-tonk Piano patch of the Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas. The next beat, another quarter note. This time the D directly below. I was beginning to feel a warmth between my thighs, my brothers. Finally, the third note appeared before me. Yes, it was indeed a quarter note middle C. Of course! So obvious, so inevitable, and yet utterly unfathomable by a mere mortal such as I.

I dared to continue, and I'm glad I did my brothers, because what came next was nothing short of miraculous. Another quarter note on the fourth beat of bar one, returning back to that glorious D above middle C. What followed next rocked me to my foundation. Three E's in a row. Yes, yes, I'm totally serious. Three magnificent E's, the first two of them quarter notes, the last a half note. I couldn't believe what I was reading. It was as if everything I thought I knew, everything my mother had told me, was completely wrong. I could feel the hair on my arms begin the Beguine as i continued. Three D's in a row: quarter, quarter, half. Then three more E's, same as before. This was unreal. I slapped myself in the face to make sure I wasn't dreaming. My heart was pounding out of my chest as a cold sweat began to collect in the crotch of my knee-elbow.

The first two bars repeated, but this time with four quarter note E's at the end, then two D's. Next came the finale. Now, what I am about to tell you, I can say from the bottom of my heart, is the God's honest truth. The last two beats of bar seven were precisely this: quarter note E, quarter note D, and then, as if the angel Gabriel had burst into the room himself, carrying it upon a silk pillow with little golden tassels, the final note, downbeat of bar 8: a whole note middle C.

I was dumbfounded. I couldn't understand it; it had all happened too fast. I went back to bar one, reading through it over and over. I began weeping as I read. The notes echoed in my brain as I heard it all singing out to me in clear, pure tones, taunting me. I slapped my self again, and then again. As the tears mixed with blood, I stared feverishly through the cage of those meticulous ink strokes. I knew then, at once, this was no musical accident, this was the very voice of God. It was all too much to bear. I began shaking as the Cardinal returned to the room. He looked at the soiled manuscript with astonishment.

"Is it not good?" he questioned furiously.

I rose from my seat slowly, face dripping with fluids, pant leg darkened by uric solution, fingernails bitten to the nub. I turned and looked at him with the innocence and purity of a newly-born babe. "It is marvelous."

Then I jumped out the window "Cowardly Lion style" and spent two weeks in the emergency ward at St. John's.

My brothers, the greatest single achievement in human history now rests within the walls of Vatican City. Approach if you dare, but be warned: it is not for the faint of heart. You will find, as I did, that what we as a species have achieved, or can hope to achieve in a thousand lifetimes, is utterly confounded by what lies within.

Well played Tallyho, well played.

[OneThrow]

:D

Congrats shnurgle: Do you see yourself as a closet novelist? Reminds me of the da Vinci Code. :D

A pleasure to read. A worthy answer.




:p

[composeralex]

Sort of reads like one of those spam mails that come from Nigeria, e.g.: "Dear Dear Heart, I am looking for business associate in US to transfer money from. I am in trouble and need an associate I can trust..., etc"

Awww dude I need to get rolling with those Nigerian peeps - fwd me the next one you get, ok?!?!

Dude, they're super nice. All they want to do is dump about $10,000,000 into your bank account. And they let you keep a percentage! I'll be happy to hook you up. I get at least a dozen offers a week. PM me your e-mail address.

I feel really bad for some of them. Their cousin's brother-in-law's daughter's step-uncle's father just dies or something, and they're the next of kin, so they inherent all $14,000,000 or so, but they have nowhere to put it! It just breaks my heart. So they just let me know, and I give them free reign to my checking account. It really works out great for both of us. Like I said, PM me or e-mail me, and I'll get you the hookup.

what do i need grammar for ? i pay people to do that for me ;)

Obviously you are not paying them enough.:)Derek

Nah, it's the other way around. They're grossly overpaid for the work they do (or don't do) ...

I honestly can't wait to hear this supposed masterpiece that will put tallyho on par with the likes of Mozart...

don't you pair him with the likes of Mozart, Tallyhoo is way better than that newbie!!

LOL!!!

i wont bother posting it here anymore of bother coming back after this post as i have no respect for the posters on this board anymore, and yes it is a masterpiece, probably more unique than anything you twisted losers have created

Geez, dude, what's up, really?

You loudly proclaim you have a masterpiece, get us worked up about it, and then you refuse to post it. Then, to top it off, you insult us, both as a group and individually. You say you have no respect for us, and you can't even construct full sentences - something my elementary school aged piano students can do.

Maybe you have a masterpiece, maybe you don't, but you should really work on 2 things:
1.) Typing coherently
2.) Not being extremely rude

[composeralex]

By the way, the end of Shnurgle's story reminded me of Amadeus, when Mozart's wife brings Salieri the manuscript without his knowledge ... wonderfully written! :)

(Who knows? Maybe it really was a masterpiece ... I really am curious, now. Maybe he's planning to release it on CD, and this was an unorthodox marketing strategy ...)

[Thomas Regin]

My Dearest Brothers... [Yada yada yada]....
Well played Tallyho, well played.

LOL! That was amazing, Schnurgle!

But be careful. Dan Brown may sue! :D

Thomas.

[Peterkjones]

Oh, Hooray, the Shnurgle has come amongst us again! And pitching for a movie now! He has to be controlled (but with lurve!)

[mezzoforte]

My Dearest Brothers... [Yada yada yada]....
Well played Tallyho, well played.
be careful. Dan Brown may sue! :D
By the way, the end of Shnurgle's story reminded me of Amadeus, when Mozart's wife brings Salieri the manuscript without his knowledge
You are blindfold by your own envy, little ones. Can't you see? The post itself and its placement in the thread's design -- THAT's the Masterpiece!

Miss Shnurgle, ma'am, I must confess: I'm a fan. Can I have your phone number and address please?

[peter5992]

My Dearest Brothers,

Well played Tallyho, well played.

Brilliant. :D

[composeralex]

I am insane with envy of both Shnurgle and Tallyho. It's like a poison in my soul. And I haven't even heard his masterpiece yet!

[Djoule]

tallyho,

I can perfectly understand you can't (or don't want to) send the mp3 version, but, at least tell us how is called your "masterpiece" ? (as you first looked as a spammer, I just want to check you didn't steal mine :D)
how can you say it's as good as XXX or YYY ?

I don't think calling a piece of music a "masterpiece" is pretentious, because masterpiece to me doesn't mean "great music" nor "genious" nor anything positive, it just means an epic long piece to me, but saying it's as good as Nick Phoenix or any other composer's piece is really pretentious.

I do have as well what I call a "masterpiece", I can't say it's great music, I can't say I have talent, I can't say it's worth any other people's stuff, I just call it masterpiece because like you it took me almost a year to write it (11 months actually) and it lasts around 65 minutes.
But I'll never pretend it's great music, as I'm simply an amateur composer, self-taught in orchestration (just took 4 years of guitar lessons, I have so many things to learn yet), but I'm kind of shocked when I read your arrogant post comparing your music to Nick Phoenix's work and saying it could have been accepted for the Dark knight :eek:

Have you heard about something called humility ?
you should google it, that's a concept you really should learn ;)

[WoodIsGood]

Whoa, whoa, whoa . . . you better watch yourself, shnurgle . . . tugging on Superman's cape like that.

[justinhaupt]

Not trying to add fuel to the fire but... if there is no MP3, are we to infer that your best attempt at "masterpiece" consists of silence?

If so, this was already done by John Cage, in a piece called 4'33". As you may have guessed, it consists of not just silence, but FOUR minutes and thirty-three seconds of absolutely prodigious silence! You think you can compete with that surpassing level of sky-high virtuosity?

My questions are purely in good fun, of course. No offense whatsoever to those composing silence! It is much HARDER than it sounds, just as Wagner is much better than it sounds! One must take care not to pluck a single string, press a single key, blow so much as a cubic centimeter of air. And certainly don't encode the result as MP3, which only adds digital noise to the otherwise unmolested perfection of the silence. You've inspired me to commence my own performance, starting now:

(Dead silence)

Impressive, isn't it? Maybe not as good as yours, but hey, I'm new at this kind of thing. Still working out which articulations to use.

[Enrique]

Not trying to add fuel to the fire but... if there is no MP3, are we to infer that your best attempt at "masterpiece" consists of silence?

If so, this was already done by John Cage, in a piece called 4'33". As you may have guessed, it consists of not just silence, but FOUR minutes and thirty-three seconds of absolutely prodigious silence! You think you can compete with that surpassing level of sky-high virtuosity?

My questions are purely in good fun, of course. No offense whatsoever to those composing silence! It is much HARDER than it sounds, just as Wagner is much better than it sounds! One must take care not to pluck a single string, press a single key, blow so much as a cubic centimeter of air. And certainly don't encode the result as MP3, which only adds digital noise to the otherwise unmolested perfection of the silence. You've inspired me to commence my own performance, starting now:

(Dead silence)

Impressive, isn't it? Maybe not as good as yours, but hey, I'm new at this kind of thing. Still working out which articulations to use.

LOL, this guy just came and went didn't he? I was kind of looking forward to hearing a masterpiece. No offence Justin, I just couldn't hear anything from your piece! :D