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In this unit we had to compose a piece of music to put to s Shakespeare sonnet and a video that the media students had created. Our music had to be appropriate for the style and mood of the sonnet. I was advised that my piece should be minimalist. My sonnet was sonnet 18, which is quite an upbeat sonnet about good times and the summer, which meant I would have to use major chords and make the composition sound summery and happy.<\/p>\n
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
\nThou art more lovely and more temperate:
\nRough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
\nAnd summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
\nSometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
\nAnd often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
\nAnd every fair from fair sometime declines,
\nBy chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d;
\nBut thy eternal summer shall not fade
\nNor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
\nNor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
\nWhen in eternal lines to time thou grow’st;
\nSo long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
\nSo long lives this, and this gives life to thee.<\/p>\n
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Research<\/u><\/p>\n
One song that I used as research was sonnet 18 by David Gilmour in which he uses the sonnet as lyrics in a song. In this song it is in a major key and has a flowing feel with droning synth in the background and major chords on the piano. It also has a repetitive riff on the piano, which is an arpegiated major chord. It also has string instruments flowing in the background, which gives it a pleasant sound and feel. I used this song as a big inspiration for my composition.<\/p>\n