How To Compose A Melody — Pianoconcerto Forum

Erasmo

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January 8, 2013, 11:32

Hi, I'm new and I hope I've joined the right section.

How do you compose a melody? Are there composition rules? If so, which ones are they?

Thank you

Gennarino

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January 8, 2013, 11:46

Some time ago I asked how to write an accompaniment to a given melody

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/forum/index.php?/topic/1238-scrivere-laccompagnamento-ad-una-melodia

At this moment I think that perhaps things feed into each other ...I mean melody and accompaniment.

Destroyed

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January 15, 2013, 09:44

From my point of view, a melody can also live on its own; many popular melodies are built on pentatonic or modal scales.

Consequently, what harmony would feed the melody?

Gerardo

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January 28, 2013, 14:40

Erasmo wrote:
How is a melody composed?

Melody is a meaningful series of sounds; the difficulty lies in ensuring that this succession has meaning. And this depends on an infinity of factors, one of which is not least, harmony.

Erasmo wrote:
Are there rules of composition? If so, what are they?

The rules depend on the context in which the melody is placed, so they are almost syntactic... as far as taste is concerned, it will clearly depend on the composer's aesthetics.