WATERCOLORS (pt.1)
I've been working hammer-and-tongs on my next concert band commission -- the five sketches called WATERCOLORS. Every movement will be based on water themes, and the ensemble can program as many or as few of them as they like. I don't have titles for them all yet, but one of them has already been written: REFLECTIONS IN A TIDAL POOL.
The one I'm working on now is very melancholy, and very much like a folk song. I'm also mulling over the title, and I wouldn't mind a few opinions from the peanut gallery, so if you have an opinion on one of these, or another idea, let me know! Here are the variations on the title that I'm considering...
WIND OVER A LONELY LAKE
WIND OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
TWILIGHT OVER A LONELY LAKE
A LONELY WIND OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
(are you beginning to see a pattern here?)
MOON OVER A LONELY LAKE
MOON OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
(etc. etc. etc.)
Again, suggestions and opinions are more than welcome!
The one I'm working on now is very melancholy, and very much like a folk song. I'm also mulling over the title, and I wouldn't mind a few opinions from the peanut gallery, so if you have an opinion on one of these, or another idea, let me know! Here are the variations on the title that I'm considering...
WIND OVER A LONELY LAKE
WIND OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
TWILIGHT OVER A LONELY LAKE
A LONELY WIND OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
(are you beginning to see a pattern here?)
MOON OVER A LONELY LAKE
MOON OVER TWILIGHT LAKE
(etc. etc. etc.)
Again, suggestions and opinions are more than welcome!
12 Comments:
"A Lonely Wind Across a Moonlit Pond"
I hate titles...
Lonely Twilight on the Lake
Alone on a Moonlit Lake
Mooning your Family at the Lake
Oops....lost the pattern there.
Lonely Pier at Twilight
Buy me a beer at Twilight
Ok, forget it, I'm no good at this.
Good luck.
Moon by Night on a Lonely Lake
Godzilla rising on a lonely lake
As the scent of spring rain...
on a lonely lake
but seriously,
hows about "Solitude by a moonlit Lake".
I would say probably not "Wind Over A Lonely Lake", "Twilight Over A Lonely Lake", or "Moon Over A Lonely Lake" just because those titles sound a little too much like "Reflections In A Tidal Pool", in that they all follow the basic [noun]-[adjective]-A-[something]-[noun] formula. Of course, you could perhaps turn that into a motif of sorts... but if it's not what you're going for, I'd say don't use them. My personal choice would be "Moon Over Twilight Lake", because it doesn't involve the word "A" at all and the Moon/Twilight combination gives a good atmospheric tone and what-not. That's my two cents, but I've never been great with titles so ultimately the decision lies with you - perhaps you shouldn't take advice from someone who once wrote a piece called "Mystery Meat".
PS: You can NOT use the title "Mystery Meat". That's my title. I had it first.
Yeah, maybe stay away from the "Moon" titles -- they tend to cause agita... ;-)
But me likes #2 best.
I think "Twilight over a lonely lake" would be great, of course, I will have to hear it first. Thank you for composing this for my middle school - Huffines Middle School. I play the Flute in the top band, so this is going to be soooooooo much fun!
<3,
Amberly
I think it should be "Lonley star over twilight lake" Like all_city_girl05-06, I too go to huffines.
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Jennifer
I think you should use "Twilight on the moonlit lake." how does that sound or should it be "Lonliness at the moonlit lake"
or how about "moonlight on the lonely lake" or "Glistening moonlight on the lonely lake"
I play in the Huffines band and I play trumpet in the wind symphony
Its dylan again your music is soooooo cool, I have another suggestion, I think that you should use twilight on the glistening lake
Peace out girl scout
p.s. I go to huffines middle school and I am int the top band and play trumpet.
the guy named Dylan thats me again I think you should use one of my suggestions because i go to Huffines middle school and i am going to play water colors at my concert in the spring. peace outgirl scout. Dylan Reeves
oompa loompas over a lonely lake
Lone Twilight
Short, simple, and awesome.
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