[Piano Solo] Orbital Tango in �v Major

[The Right Trousers]

I've had a song idea tumbling in my head for years, waiting for the right rhythm. It came to me while I was docking in KSP: a tango! It sort of all fell together after that.

Orbital Tango in ÃŽâ€v Major (PDF)

A recording of me playing it:

Orbital Tango in ÃŽâ€v Major (Soundcloud)

Orbital Tango in ÃŽâ€v Major (MP3)

Lilypond source, for those interested:

Lilypond source (links to Github)

I was going for whimsical, punctuated with the glorious realization HOLY COW I AM IN SPACE.

More music by me

Soundcloud

Edited September 17, 2013 by The Right Trousers

[TheCardinal]

Frankly, i can't say i like the composition but i admire your ability to compose and your performance.

[Jatwaa]

The ability to play piano has always escaped me. Well done! I like the music indeed. It is very beautiful. Natural piano has such an advantage over digital sequencing that I do. You should post some on Soundcloud if you have not already. Great job!

[The Right Trousers]

Never heard of Soundcloud before today, and... it is awesome. I'll try to find the time.

Thanks for the kind words. Now that there are at least 3 composers here, we should lobby for a [Music] tag.

[tom1499]

I like it. ANOTHER!

[KSK]

Lovely!

I'm really liking this sudden surge of music threads on the Fan Works. Definitely time for a [Music] tag!

[Jatwaa]

It would be fantastic to have a Music tag. I tire of selecting Special. All art is special, but Music should never be forgotten in any aspects. Easier to search and find more artists. Definitely checkout Soundcloud. It's a great little platform.

[NovaSilisko]

I wish to hear more!

[longbyte1]

Awesome! This sounds like something somebody's bound to put in a video. MIDI?

Edit: Never mind, downloaded Lilypond.

Edited September 14, 2013 by longbyte1

[The Right Trousers]

I wish to hear more!

No problem - I just wrote another one. It's like... the more stressful school gets, the more music I write.

Awesome! This sounds like something somebody's bound to put in a video. MIDI?

Edit: Never mind, downloaded Lilypond.

Cool. Running Lilypond on it should output a MIDI file.

I didn't include license text in the music source, but feel free to do whatever you want with it. It'll probably take some work to put any life into the MIDI, though.

[ZodiaK]

This music kinda remands me of studio Ghibli music...

ZodiaK. Anyone Else??

[OrtwinS]

I like it.

At first I thought it's a bit slow for a tango (I dance), but the tempo fits.

I tried singing it as a bolero arrangement, but the bolero is too ... rigid.

The Tango is all about approaching [the lady], missing, demanding the partners attention again, be turned away by her etc..

A thrilling and griping dance. And it fits perfectly as 'docking' music

[The Right Trousers]

I think you're right about the tempo. I'm starting to think that three of my Soundcloud recordings (including this one) are too slow, but I didn't think so when I first uploaded them. Maybe I need to let them cool for a week before I share them.

EDIT: Wait, you dance and sing? This place is full of such interesting people!

Edited November 6, 2013 by The Right Trousers

[OrtwinS]

*COUGH* Sorry, no I don't 'sing', but I can I can hum/sing a melody to 'try it out' in different styles.

I do dance, play percussion and piano though. And I'm a soon graded physicist .