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Final Composition

X: 1
T: Deserted
C: D
% Variations on a melody from my college thesis composition Biomes, Mvt. IV "Sahara"
M: 5/2
L: 1/4
Q: "Grave" 1/4=80
K: Dm % Actually a Western approximation of Arabic "maqam sabah" without 3/4 tones
% Theme
| D _E F2 _G >> F =E2 D2 | D F _E F _G A/ _G/ F2 - F/ _E/ D |
D/ _E/ F F _G A/ _B/ A/ _G/ F =E D C | _B,2 D C/ _B,// C// D _E F _G F =E ||

% Var. 1
M: 10/4
Q: "Piu mosso" 1/4=100
KD2 (_E/ =E// F// M_G2) KF/ _G/ (KF/ E// D//) ME2 D |

L: 1/8
KD2 _E F _E F M_G3 F/ _G/ KA _G KF2 M_E2 D3 C |
KD2 _E2 (D =E/ F/ M_G2) F _G (KA/ _B/ A/ _G/) (KA/ _B/ A/ _G/) MF3 =E/ _E/ D C |
K_B,3 A,/ _B,/ C2/3 _B,2/3 C2/3 MD2 {_E/4} =E2 KF _G (KF E/ D/ E4 D2) ||

% Var. 2 [(The chords are optional. You can perform just the melody (top voice.)]
M: 5/2
L: 1/4
Q: "Tempo primo" 1/4=80
[D,,A,,F,D] > _E (F > F _G >> F =E >> _E D2) | [D,,A,,F,D] F3/4 F// _E (F/ =E// F// _G) A3/4 _G// F2 - F3/4 _E// D |
[_G,,/D,_B,D] _E/ F F (_G/ F// _G// A/3 _B/3 A/3 _G/3 A/3 _G/3 F) =E D < C |
M: 6/2
K: Dm
[F,,2D,_B,] D C/ _B,// C// [_G,D] _E F _G [D,F] [C,=E] [_B,,D] [A,,C] |
([=G,,//G,_B,] C// D) _E F _G A _G/ F5/2 =E/ D D2 |]  

Class 1

Notation Challenge 1

T: Octatonic Scale On C
C _D _E E | ^F G A _B | c z z z |]

Notation Challenge 2

T: Melodic Minor Scale on G
G A _B c | d e ^f g | f _e d c | _B A G z |]

Composition Challenge 1

T: 12-Tone Row Example
G, _D B, _B, | C _E A ^F | F D _A, E, |]

Remix Challenge

T: Evolution from 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
d c d e | c c c z | d d d z | g e e z | c d e f | e e e e | d c B A | G z g z | d c d e | c c c z | d d d z | g e e z | c d e f | e e e e | d d e d | c z z z |]

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