Hello, I couldn’t get a libretto and so there is no new song and we’ll sing the Free Software Song again at 34c3, looking forwards to seeing you! https://events.ccc.de/congress/2017/wiki/index.php/Session:Join_us_now_-_a_choir_to_perform_the_Free_Software_song <https://events.ccc.de/congress/2017/wiki/index.php/Session:Join_us_now_-_a_choir_to_perform_the_Free_Software_song>
How ever, if someone has something for a new piece for a future event - that would be great. Cheers - Benjamin > > Von: Benjamin Wand <[email protected]> > Betreff: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted > Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 19:26:28 MESZ > An: [email protected] > > > Hey! > > At SHA we had a choir that performed a choir version of the Free Software > Song that I had arranged [1] and that was a lot of fun but of course, as a > nerd (= person who pursues complex things with great professional sincerity), > I keep looking for ways to improve. I’d like to do a choir again at 34C3, > with a piece that is more suitable to unfold the magic that can unfold when > singing with a choir because the singers can listen to each other, and that > it is also more interesting musically. (The problem with The Free Software > Song is the speed and the odd time signature, all I could do when conducting > was trying to prevent fuck-up.) > > Now I’m looking for a libretto (= song text). Since it is about believe (in a > better world with free software or something like that), I’m considering it > something like church music and would write accordingly solemnly. So please, > if someone has a text for me, that would be great. > > Thanks! > Benjamin > > > 1 https://media.ccc.de/v/SHA2017-348-lightning_talks_day_4#video&t=2705 > > > > > Von: Nico Rikken <[email protected]> > Betreff: Aw: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted > Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 21:11:47 MESZ > An: [email protected] > Kopie: Benjamin Wand <[email protected]> > > > Hey Benjamin, > > As a participant I can certainly say it was good fun, and I hope you'll > have even more fun at CCC. > > There is a remixed version of the Free Software Song by Avantasia, > which at least seems to have a more conventional rhythm: > https://soundcloud.com/theavantasia/free-software-song-remix > Also it deviates in the lyrics somewhat. > Perhaps you can take that as a base. > > Best of luck! > Nico > > > > > Von: Paul Hänsch <[email protected]> > Betreff: Aw: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted > Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 22:04:28 MESZ > An: Benjamin Wand <[email protected]> > Kopie: [email protected] > > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 07:26:28PM +0200, Benjamin Wand wrote: >> Now I’m looking for a libretto (= song text). Since it is about believe (in >> a better world with free software or something like that), I’m considering >> it something like church music and would write accordingly solemnly. So >> please, if someone has a text for me, that would be great. > > In 2001 there was an album recorded for the LinuxTag in Berlin. This was > before the Creative Commons license (afaik), so the organisers drafted their > own > OpenMusic license, which allows resampling (in its "green" version). > > The lead song by the Magic Mushrooms could make for good material. The > LinuxTag was a more commercially oriented event and they choose to adopt the > term "Open Source" at the time. > > http://openmusic.linuxtag.org/ > > -- > Paul Hänsch █▉ Webmaster, System-Hacker > █▉█▉█▉ > Jabber: [email protected] ▉▉ Free Software Foundation Europe > > > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
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