33 Measures!
Last night I decided to start putting words to music on the Victorian Space Opera Opera. There's currently only one scene written (one and a half...). So, I've now got the chorus part written for the first 39 seconds of the opera! Whoohoo! It took me between 1.5 and 2 hours... D:
I listened to it again this morning and my reaction was along the lines of, "Sweet lord, this is awful! It's meandering and probably full of contrapuntal errors!" But when I listened to it again the reaction was more like, "Actually, it's not so bad..." Either I'm getting used to its awkwardness or I need to disregard all initial reactions because my impulse is to find myself a failure.
The god-awful MIDI, if you're curious.
Oh, the there’s simply no limit
To the power of the Crown
And that which must be done
In the service of the Crown
The army spans the stars
The navy patrols the skies
No stone left is unturned
The aegis forever grows
From one end to the other
O’er the universe the flag doth fly
No soul will be left without
The service of the Crown
Repeat Chorus
Loooolz. I've just got to keep telling myself that putting anything on paper is more than I've achieved in the past, and IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT! DEAR GOD! So, if you find yourself thinking, "This opera sucks!" - bear in mind both the composer and librettist have never done anything like this before.
It's just a practice opera. It's just a practice opera. It's just a practice opera.
I listened to it again this morning and my reaction was along the lines of, "Sweet lord, this is awful! It's meandering and probably full of contrapuntal errors!" But when I listened to it again the reaction was more like, "Actually, it's not so bad..." Either I'm getting used to its awkwardness or I need to disregard all initial reactions because my impulse is to find myself a failure.
The god-awful MIDI, if you're curious.
Oh, the there’s simply no limit
To the power of the Crown
And that which must be done
In the service of the Crown
The army spans the stars
The navy patrols the skies
No stone left is unturned
The aegis forever grows
From one end to the other
O’er the universe the flag doth fly
No soul will be left without
The service of the Crown
Repeat Chorus
Loooolz. I've just got to keep telling myself that putting anything on paper is more than I've achieved in the past, and IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT! DEAR GOD! So, if you find yourself thinking, "This opera sucks!" - bear in mind both the composer and librettist have never done anything like this before.
It's just a practice opera. It's just a practice opera. It's just a practice opera.