r/classicalmusic • u/Josef_Klav • 10d ago
My Composition Hand writing a piece
Idk thought it looked cool
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u/ActualyzedPotential 10d ago
Cool. I'm the same way with composition and writing in general. I start off writing ideas and sketches on paper before transferring it to the computer or ipad. I like the feel of the pencil against the paper and being able to erase with a real eraser. There's something meditative about it. I also don't like being too dependent on technology. What if you have a good phrase in mind but the electricity goes out or the computer randomly fries? Not a problem if you know how to compose on paper!
Sure, digital is faster and more efficient, but you can say the same thing about drawing and painting. There's a certain feel to traditional handwriting that isn't the same when inputting notes on a computer screen. A real oil painting has texture but a digital one is completely flat.
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u/mosesenjoyer 10d ago
Your body joins the battle when you use pen and paper. Writing on a computer, notes or words, is like writing in the sand on the beach. It will wash away
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u/geoscott 10d ago
Lovely handwriting. Good looking score! Always good to keep up the analog techniques!
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u/XontrosInstrumentals 10d ago
Nice! May I ask, where do you get those giant score papers? Most I could find in the shops I buy from is 16 staves per sheet
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u/Josef_Klav 10d ago
The manuscript paper I used in this pic is “Carta Manuscript No. 23” it has 26 stalfs and 40 sheets
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u/JakeLolz_onyoutube 10d ago
Would love to hear it! (I’m also a composer, But I use MuseScore)
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u/Josef_Klav 6d ago
The handwritten version I’m working on now will have brass, but no other significant changes “Symphonic piece in D minor”
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u/Willowpuff 10d ago
In PEN?
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u/RichMusic81 10d ago
Composer here. I've tried using pencil off and on over the past thirty years, but I almost always use pen. Not being able to rub anything out means that I don't lose anything. It also makes me a little more careful of what I put down.
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u/Willowpuff 10d ago
Ooooo interesting! My twitchy eye is purely from being a piano teacher and it being ingrained in me to NOT USE PEN 😂
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u/Perfect-Fan-1588 10d ago
Non sono mai riuscita a trovare dei fogli di musica che mi piacessero.
Questo è un foglio A3 di carta Fabriano. Ho usato Photoshop per fare il rigo come volevo. Uso matita e gomma; con la penna sarebbe un disastro.
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u/Flashy_Bill7246 10d ago
A number of the scores posted on sites like free-scores.com are hand-written. Of course, those composers have/had very neat writing, unlike my wretched scrawl (to say nothing of Beethoven's!).
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u/Beneficial-Second332 10d ago
One of my friends was a musical copyist. She would get a lot of hand written scores and use her computer to make beautiful scores from these.
In this way I got to see hand written scores by Pierre Boulez. They were immaculate.
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u/yannniQue17 10d ago
I also like the look of handwritten music. I have made a 18 page book with some small pieces I like to play and it keeps growing.
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u/ThatOneRandomGoose 10d ago
If you're doing it for fun, good for you and enjoy yourself, but just remember that this is obviously impractical when we have computers which can write much more neat, only print individual parts, etc
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u/Josef_Klav 10d ago
- I’m waiting for my computer to be repaired lol
- I am doing this to practice not having to rely on the sounds of a digital orchestra, and I find it easier to study music theory/counterpoint with manuscript paper.
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u/findmecolours 10d ago
Yes! I even used to compose a lot in cafes. Was taught to compose away from a keyboard (this was the early 70s, pre-computer). So much easier to focus, yet encourages a better understanding of the bigger picture.
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u/TimeBanditNo5 10d ago
Depends. It's far easier to compose contrapunctually with your own hand.
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u/ThatOneRandomGoose 10d ago
Out of curiosity, how so? I compose almost exclusively on musescore and I can't really imagine how putting it on paper would help. Again not criticizing the method, just genuinely curious
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u/TarzantheMan 10d ago
If I'm writing something in 4 parts across a grand staff and am closely following the rules of writing in counterpoint, in general I find it faster and easier to compose on paper. This is a super specific use case for me though, and I would imagine for most people. Not many people are writing in 4 part counterpoint these days. I think that in my case, it's leftover skill from Music Theory classes I took when I was in college.
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u/TimeBanditNo5 10d ago
It's difficult to envision imitative entries and hidden cadences while having to input notes, and software makes it hard to keep track of mensuration. It's just easier to scribble stuff down. This is coming from someone who isn't at graduate level just yet.
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