Another Changed Extravagance

[László]

Never mind what I said before. I changed the piece, again, as of today (May 21, 2022). Hey, it was rainy and I didn't have anything better to do than waste time writing orchestral music that only the Detroit Unnatural Symphony Orchestra will perform, conducted by the composer, namely, me.

Extravagance

Extravagance by Leslie Schefman

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[dmatthews]

Awesome opening piece!

 

[László]

Awesome opening piece!

It was my begging for a compliment, wasn't it?

 

[dmatthews]

It was my begging for a compliment, wasn't it?

Well yeah, but... awesome opening piece!

 

[tiboy]

Mendicant. It’s not often I get to use that word. Nice job.

 

[Rhythmisking]

In some ways rather Satie-like. Very nice!

 

[WEDGE]

I dig it! Who is the Robert that did the painting, that is awesome.

 

[László]

Mendicant. It’s not often I get to use that word. Nice job.

It's a great word!

 

[László]

In some ways rather Satie-like. Very nice!

I have a composer friend who often says that about my writing. I used to play Satie on the piano, so maybe I absorbed some of that vibe? Beats me, but thanks!

 

[László]

I dig it! Who is the Robert that did the painting, that is awesome.

That would be my brother Robert Schefman, who also did this oil painting as part of a recent series, and currently has a painting hanging in the Smithsonian’s Outwin exhibit in Washington; he’s a very fine artist. I am the least talented person in my family.

 

[ScottR]

L.O.V.E. Hearing these works of art!! Keep em’ coming buddy!

 

[bodia]

Good stuff, Les!

 

[László]

Thanks for the kind words, all. Look, I know I'm not killin' it with this orchestral stuff, I'm a journeyman learner. But all this begging for compliments seems to work right?

In the department of It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, I added a section and changed the ending today. Because I could.

 

[Deleted member 5962]

Very nice!

More cowbell at 1:30!

 

[László]

Very nice!

More cowbell at 1:30!

That's a tubular bell.

Like, totally tubular, man.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Feels to me like a somber victory march to the precipice overlooking the conquered lands! Smells like, victory!! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[László]

Feels to me like a somber victory march to the precipice overlooking the conquered lands! Smells like, victory!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Interesting!

I didn't have an overarching theme. I was just poking around with melody, did a couple of measures, then did a couple more, etc. It's kind of a hodgepodge of "gee, what do I do next?"

So it ends up in a different place from where it started, musically. That wasn't intentional, it just happened.

 

[László]

As I stated in my edited opening post in this thread, I hope I made the piece better today. The intro is new. The ending is new. There are some new bits and pieces.

 

[jxe]

i don’t get it, the guy in the photo doesn’t look old enough to be les schefman.

 

[László]

i don’t get it, the guy in the photo doesn’t look old enough to be les schefman.

Oh, I'm only...um...39! That's my grandfather. I, uh, just include him in my website pics to make him feel good.