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evokation - a little collaborative composition

So, my evokation is quite small...It is not so grand as many, but might be as inspiring or life-changing.
I hope that it might offer many of us a chance to create a little individual something that could be part of a larger composition. So, here goes.

Lugdwig von Beethovan composed one of the most lovely, well-known and enduring compositions from 5 notes. Ode To Joy, from his 9th Symphony, can be played on an instrument as simple and inexpensive as a wooden recorder, with many variations of the following 5 notes: E, F, G, D, C.

I invite us all to create some variation of these notes, on any instrument (or even just writing them down for someone else to play).... Ode to Joy is typically played in 4-4, or common time...or... 4-beats per measure. So: you could have one wh*** note in a measure (4 long beats of one note); two half-notes in a measure (2 notes each holding for 2-beats), four quarter-notes (each one beat);
or 5 notes (two 8th notes plus 3 quarters)....you get the drift, I hope.

Let us all submit (post) one measure of our very own, choosing some variation of the 5 notes, played in one 4-4 measure (or a few, if you are inspired).

The goal would be to end with a composition that we could hear, comprised of a variation of all our measures put together. It might be a little cacaphonic, but then, it could be quite lovely.
(maybe Paul Holze could use it in one of his Happiness doc**entaries =)

How does it meet the four elements/challenges?

The Place: Anywhere in the world where people play music and have access to the technology to send an audio clip or even just the notes and a shared request to have another participant play it.

The Challenge: To bring to creators a moment of joy, inspiration, and energy that having a hand in creating, listening and sharing this piece can deliver. To bring to listeners a similar moment of joy, inspiration, and energy from the shared piece.

The Idea: Music brings people together. Music has a commonality that transcends physical needs and social systems and can speak with a voice that is pure and that no agenda. Everyone can contribute - they need not be a professional or professed artist to share. Children, grandparents, engineers, bankers, computer specialists, accountants, clerks, farmers - anyone can add a measure of their music and time.

We can succeed because the efforts of any one contributor do not need to be large or time consuming. We can succeed because we invite people to participate in their own voice (instrument) and at their own level of ability. We can succeed because it would simply be fun to do.

The Money: Collecting the work of the artists and editing the final version will all be done with donated talent. The money will be used to print "liner notes" that will include credits, to post the finished product with video onto a web-accessible site, and to buy the first DVDs to copy the finished product onto.

Who knows?

(Truth be told, Do-re-mi was also created with 8 notes -- i.e., one octave, but that's another story.)

Thank you! (and thanks most to Peggy Scott who helped me believe that this might not be such a small idea after all.)

This game has been a very intriguing ride.

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Comment by Iyamuremye Jean de Dieu on May 19, 2010 at 12:18pm
Wow!!!!!
Comment by Paul Holze on May 19, 2010 at 3:22pm
I endorse this idea! I won't have time to compose mine till later, but let me know if you get submission from others and I'd love to put something together for a short evoke film
Comment by Peggie Scott on May 19, 2010 at 6:07pm
Elizabeth, I think this idea is charming and uplifting. One of my favorite videos is "Where the Hell is Matt?" http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/ and I imagine that your Evocation could be just as playful and joyful. This idea deserves to be presented without apology or hesitation. Here are my thoughts on the four essential elements:

The Place: Anywhere in the world where people play music and have access to the technology to send the audio clip.

The Challenge: To bring to the listener a moment of the soaring joy and energy that this piece an deliver.

The Idea: Artists can bring people together in a way that engineers, social scientists and bankers may not be able to do. Music has a commonality that transcends physical needs and social systems and can speak with a voice that is honest and that no agenda.

We can succeed because the efforts of any one contributor do not need to be large or time consuming. We can succeed because we invite people to participate in their own voice (instrument) and at their own level of ability. We can succeed because this is just a gosh darn fun idea. (okay, maybe not that last line.)

The Money: Collecting the work of the artists and editing the final version will all be done with donated talent. The money will be used to print "liner notes" that will include credits, and to buy the first DVDs to copy the finished product onto.

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Just some thoughts, I'm sure you could do better.
Comment by elizabeth bonsignore on May 20, 2010 at 11:15am
Peggie, Paul, Iyamuremye Jean, Thank You for your comments and thoughts. Peggie, I do love "Where the hell is Matt" -- thanks for reminding me of his global dancing trek! Thanks so much for mapping the idea to the 4 elements (and the money issue); they're perfect.

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