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"On Purpose"

GENERAL INFORMATION
Title On Purpose
ComposerF.G.J. Absil
Instrum.Studio Orchestra (orchestrated in 2006)
Date29 October 1988
Duration1'00
StyleShuffle Rock - 16th Triplet Feel (Music for Commercial)
KeyC
Meter4/4
Measures20
Tempo80 BPM

FULL INSTRUMENTATION

A musical score excerpt
  • 2 Flutes;
  • 2 Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in Bb;
  • Acoustic Guitar (Lead Voice), Synthesizer/Electronic Keyboard, Electric Piano, Electric Bass (Fretless Bass), Drums;
  • Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, minimum required section: 3+3+3+2).

NOTES FOR THE PERFORMER

On Purpose was commissioned as the title music for a set of video tapes for a management course. Originally it was recorded with a software sequencer, electronic keyboards and drum machine.

Here is a fresh orchestration, that still has many of the original elements, such as the lead for acoustic guitar, the shuffle rock with 16th triplet feel in the rhythm section and the harmonic background in keyboards. There is an additional orchestral layer with subtle riffs in the flutes, a few brass accents, and harmonic support by the strings.

Harmonically, the piece moves from the original key to the lowered mediant and then returns to the major key on the tonic (C - Eb - C). The character of the piece is cheerful.