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WEEK 1 - Reharmonization and Research

So, the goal of this project is to create a 2-movement duet for french horn and bass trombone. It seems simple, but it's a lot more complex than you might think. First, I need to write the music itself. There are many different tools for this, like Finale, Sibelius, and Musescore. I chose Musescore because it's free and much more beginner-friendly than the others.
Mr. Meredith advised Cole and I to begin this project by reharmonizing a simple melody we already knew. I chose In the Hall of the Mountain King, by Edvard Grieg. It's a simple 8-bar melody, and relatively diatonic as well.

My reharmonization is relatively simple, with some Gm, Dm and F chords. I also threw in a Dbm and Cm because they fit the melody. I’ve done some research on chord functions, but I’m not totally sure yet. All I know is Gm is the I, Dm is the V, F is the VII, and Dbm and Cm are not part of the G minor scale.

To recap:

I'm using Musescore for composition, and this week I started off with a simple melody and harmonized it with simple chords. My final goal will be to write a movement of a duet for french horn and bass trombone, with Cole writing the other.