A composition written for university in 2019. It is based on the exploration of musical modes and locations around the world, in the style of film music.

Watch with sheet music on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wl6fAOTirt4

Exploration

A solo piano composition for 2nd year of university.
Watch performance on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F2FZElDGjqA

Rhythmic Composition

This piece uses the concept of individually tuning each chord to Just Intonation, but relative to a note from the last chord, creating a fluid Just Intonation that is free from the base of Equal Temperament. This idea is similar to the way that professional choirs intonate with each other and the resulting pitch drifts, but instead in the context of electronic music.


Acknowledgements:

• Adam Neely for his explanation of “Xenharmony” and concept of tuning an accompaniment to Just Intonation around an equally tempered melody. This is the concept I wanted to take further and break free from Equal Temperament entirely.
- “The 7 Levels of Jazz Harmony” - https://youtu.be/lz3WR-F_pnM

• Jacob Collier for his use of subtle microtonality in his music, notably his modulation to G half sharp major in “In the Bleak Midwinter” using Just Intonation to pivot to the new tuning centre, and David Bruce for his deconstruction of this.
- “In the Bleak Midwinter” - https://youtu.be/7-nRv0uQvH0
- “How to Modulate to G 1/2 Sharp (Jacob Collier-style)” - https://youtu.be/Xd54l8gfi7M

• Jacob Collier’s other concepts of how microtonality can be used in music, including microtonal voice leading (by dividing an interval into differently sized equally spaced intervals), explained throughout interviews with June Lee (who has transcribed many of his works).
- “Interview: Jacob Collier (Part 1)” - https://youtu.be/DnBr070vcNE
- “Interview: Jacob Collier (Part 2)” - https://youtu.be/b78NoobJNEo 
- “Interview: Jacob Collier (Part 3)” - https://youtu.be/QujkcQMQFhg

• Dolores Catherino and her explanation of the concept of Polychromatic Music, using instruments and harmony that transcend the boundaries of 12-tone Equal Temperament, as well as her ideas for how this music can be notated with colour. Her various compositions using these instruments also inspired this composition.
- “What is Polychromatic Music? - An introduction with comparison of modern microtonal instruments.” - https://youtu.be/ZMRUm_CoW-I
- “'Toward the Continuum' - 2nd Iteration, Polychromatic composition by Dolores Catherino” - https://youtu.be/WB-MSUahx6I

• Sevish for their creation of the website “sevish.com/scaleworkshop” and tutorials on how to use this, which was used to create the tuning files in order to program the Just Intonation ratios for the software instruments. Their microtonal compositions inspired this composition, which use various divisions per octave, and sometimes unconventional time signatures, in the style of modern electronic music.
- “Using Microtones in Electronic Music (microtonal tutorial)” - https://youtu.be/WxrpZ4L404M
- “Making microtonal scales with Scale Workshop” - https://youtu.be/hginh_dGJLU
- “Sevish - Gleam (22-tone microtonal 5/4 beat)” - https://youtu.be/l9wINwlgxRU


This piece was composed in 2021 for 2nd year of university.

Watch with sheet music on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKjNIBEGtVc
Purchase sheet music here: https://www.arrangeme.com/title/877493

Microtonal Composition in "Fluid Just Intonation"

A composition for 2nd year of university.
• This piece is written for two vocalists performing a type of overtone singing similar to the Tuvan “sygyt” style where two distinct pitches can be heard (the fundamental tone and a high whistle tone), demonstrated here by Anna-Maria Hefele: https://youtu.be/vC9Qh709gas?feature=shared.
• For each vocalist, the upper stave is for the overtones, the lower stave is for the fundamental note and full voice melodies.
• The full voice melodies are approximations and should be used as a guideline for improvisation. These melodies can be elaborated using ornamentation at the performer’s discretion. Various vowel sounds can be used for these (for example, “oh,” “ah” or “oo”).

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/trKaB3UnYyM

Overtone Singing Duet

This was created for the "Composing with Sound" module in 1st year of university. The idea was to use sound to tell an imaginary story.

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PPs2m298C08

Composing with Sound Project [sound design]

Soundtrack to an endless "asteroids" type game created during Arctic Games Lab's 'Femme Jam' on 26th-28th November 2021, in Skellefteå, Sweden and online. This was my first time attending a game jam and I created the music and sound effects for the game. The music loops endlessly and I used FMOD to integrate an interactive element to the Gameplay music - the more "meower-ups" the player collects, the more layers are added into the music, until the maximum layers are added (around 1m40s).

Watch a demo of the game on YouTube: youtu.be/Debnvm0_zTY

The game can be downloaded for PC and Mac here:
rosie-lee.itch.io/super-meowers

Super Meowers (Gameplay)

Super Meowers (Menu)

A MIDI version of my composition, written in late 2021, rearranged for and performed by the Sinfonia 941 ensemble and conducted by me at the Resonans Festival on 27th March 2022. Part of my composition course at Luleå Tekniska Universitet's school of music in Piteå, Sweden, for my international study abroad year.

The composition uses various extended and unconventional techniques, such as blowing air through wind instruments without a specific pitch and independent tempo changes.

Inspired by many film and TV soundtracks, this piece evokes the fantasy of transportation to an ethereal, mysterious "other world".

Watch performance on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C1ygFWyi81s?feature=shared
Purchase sheet music here: https://www.arrangeme.com/title/877430

The Other World (MIDI)

A performance of my composition, written in late 2021, rearranged for and performed by the Sinfonia 941 ensemble and conducted by me at the Resonans Festival on 27th March 2022. Part of my composition course at Luleå Tekniska Universitet's school of music in Piteå, Sweden, for my international study abroad year.

The composition uses various extended and unconventional techniques, such as blowing air through wind instruments without a specific pitch and independent tempo changes.

Inspired by many film and TV soundtracks, this piece evokes the fantasy of transportation to an ethereal, mysterious "other world".

Watch performance on YouTube: youtu.be/C1ygFWyi81s?feature=shared
Purchase sheet music here: www.arrangeme.com/title/877430

Rosie Sheldon

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