fortissimo - a composer rp

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:34:43 GMT

premades & wanted

italics = wanted
* = held
underlined = taken

JS Bach

Predictable and slightly boring but thinks about things a lot. You can't really see what he means unless you look really closely.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Moody, bitchy person who will do anything to keep his/her music the absolute best. You will often find him/her throwing things at other people, laughing at others, getting drunk, and being genuinely socially awkward. No one seems to like him/her, but he/she always makes for a good laugh every once in a while, if not scary. Usually the one you think of when someone says "bites peoples' heads off" or "maneater."

Johannes Brahms

Usually keeps to himself, though he has a very romantic spirit and kind heart. He likes to think of himself as the heartbreaker on occasion, but he is really just the big nerd who has humongous crushes. This person will trade anything for a song.

John Cage

Doesn't take anything seriously. He's the funny boy in the music department who laughs at everyone who takes everything seriously. He has gobs and gobs of money and can actually afford to go to Allegro, unlike many of the students going here. Rather arrogant at times. Thinks he's the king of the school.

Frédéric Chopin

Man with a romantic heart who is a charmer but hates kids with a passion. Really. He's quite the lady charmer, but he is also snobby and a little intensely emotional. Overly sensitive.

Aaron Copland

Everyone's favorite cheerleader. Always out to reconcile his/her good old roots with the posh education they're getting. Gets along with everyone. Almost disgustingly chipper. Huge movie aficionado.

John Farmer

The farmer and total misfit of the music department. Enough said.

George Frideric Handel

Completely obnoxious. Can't keep his/her mouth shut. Possibly an annoying soprano/tenor that likes the yodel-sounds of operatic coloratura exercises.

Franz Haydn

The one that everybody loves to hate. He always asks questions during class, is absolutely BORING, and asks the most obvious things ever. Possibly a hypochondriac. Career-obsessed. Thinks he's better than everyone, Beethoven specifically.

Franz Liszt

Fantastic and flashy. In any sense. Completely badass. Way advanced over everyone.

Alma Mahler

Impatient, bitchy and jealous. She's always pushed aside by others and she WILL get her revenge someday. Has been known to be sadistic and rude to others; has a poison fetish.

Felix Mendelssohn

Always gets recognized over his sister Fanny. Very talented, but he tries to live up to people like Brahms and Mozart but doesn't always get it. Constantly trying to find himself.

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel

Always gets pushed aside, simply because when people think 'Mendelssohn,' they think Felix, not Fanny. She wants to be better than Felix's sister. She has so many hopes and dreams, and it is up to her to achieve them on her own.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Good at everything. He wants to be the entire orchestra. In fact, he wants to compose, conduct, and play everything he's ever done. He gets pissy if anything goes wrong. Prissy, arrogant, but all-around fun.

Franz Schubert

Way ahead of his times. He does this crazy stuff that no one would ever think of, is experimental, a super fast learner and totally BFFs with John Cage.

Clara Schumann

Romantic heart, torn between true friendship and what seems to be love -- sometimes. She is very shy and keeps to herself, though she opens up to her closest friends. Must be best friends with Brahms, on the verge of something new happening. Girlfriend of Robert Schumann.

Robert Schumann

The all-American boy. You could call him "lover boy" if you really wanted. Arrogant, awesome at everything, thinks he's better than everyone else. Best friend to Johannes Brahms and boyfriend to Clara Schumann.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Experimental, architectural being that often keeps to him/herself. You normally don't see him/her socializing with others; more than likely, he/she is the one who is in the background. This being is absolutely different than the other students, and he/she may not realize just how much potential he/she has.

Igor Stravinsky

Totally owns your soul. He/she is Russian, broody and extremely passionate. Watch out for this one; he/she is wayyy ahead of their time and like to cause mayhem in the theory world.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Ballerina. Male or female.

Antonio Vivaldi

Rich and snobbish, possibly a soprano.

Richard Wagner

Lord of the Rings geek. Come on, you know it's true. He's definitely a horn student, music ed or performance.

Hugo Wolf

Experimental but completely batshit WEIRD.

OTHER POSSIBLE COMPOSERS

CPE Bach
Samuel Barber
Bela Bartok
Hector Berlioz
William Byrd
Claude Debussy
John Dowland
Antonín Dvořák
Gabriel Faure
John Field
Edvard Grieg
Gustav Holst
Charles Ives
Gustav Mahler
Olivier Messiaen
Claudio Monteverdi
Leopold Mozart
Modest Mussorgsky
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Niccolo Paganini
Francis Poulenc
Sergei Prokofiev
Henry Purcell
Johann Joachim Quantz
Sergei Rachmaninov
Maurice Ravel
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Erik Satie
Domenico Scarlatti
Arnold Schoenberg
Jean Sibelius
Johann Strauss
Ralph Vaughn Williams

you can choose any composer that you'd like -- the only exception is that they have to have been dead for at least 15 years!
holds last four days.

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:36:08 GMT

SEVERELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ASPDFJASL.

dormitories.
girls dorm - Symphony Hall
boys dorm - Carnegie Hall
coed dorm - Metropolitan Hall

dining halls.
Solfege Refectory
Treble Cafe
Choppin' with Chopin Eatery

academic buildings/other.
Allegro School of Music
Allegro School of Dance
Allegro School of Theatre and Film
La Fenice Student Center (The Fen.)
Libretto Library
La Scala Stage
Covent Garden

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:37:30 GMT

rules.

--be respectful to the other players.

for serious, folks, this shouldn't be that hard. be nice to each other, love each other. don't be a wanker.

--make sure that your composer is semi-canon.

you character should be something like your composer so do research!! and remember, wikipedia isn't always right.

--don't godmod.

make sure the other player is aware of what's going on at all times. we don't want any misunderstandings. :/

--try to keep in contact with at least two of your fellow players.

keep plot open and continuous!

--strikethroughs are allowed.

the other character just can't see them. it's more fun this way. :]

--third-person on allegro, first person on journals.

just to keep things straight!

--no **s, ~~s, etc.

this shouldn't even have to be a rule. you can't see people through journals (which are actually just laptops), therefore you cannot do something to them.

--if in doubt, ask a mod.

if you're not really sure if something's canon, or maybe you're seeing fishy behavior or something like that, tell a mod about it and we'll do our best to help you out!

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:25:55 GMT

taken characters.

Leonard van Bëte Ludwig Van Beethoven Sam Riley	Claire Weick Clara W. Schumann Alexa Chung	Karl Sigurd Richard Wagner Jesse Eisenberg	Adam Wolfe Wolfgang A. Mozart Gaspard Ulliel	Georgie Alexander George Frideric Handel Cory Kennedy
Freddy Chopping Frédéric Chopin Ben Barnes	Jackson Barhiggams Johannes Brahms Tygh Runyan	Robert Schumann Robert Schumann Ryan Reynolds	Nicole Nini Niccolo Paganini Lene Marlin	Elena Shosty Dmitri Shostakovich Clémence Poésy
Sasha Rost Sergei Rachmaninov Nicholas Hoult	Aika Kotone Franz Liszt Erika Toda	Sergei Instinksy Igor Stravinsky Lars Swenson	Vivian Aldi Antonio Vivaldi Blake Lively	Penny Tchaikovsky Pyotr Tchaikovsky Edita Vilkeviciute
Antony Laith Dohm Antonín Dvořák Louis Garrel	JJ Quincy Johann Joachim Quantz Teddy Geiger	Avery von Schönberg Arnold Schoenberg Ellen Page	Joey Hayden Franz Joseph Haydn Mathias Lauridsen	Louis Burel Hector Berlioz Marshal Allman
Cosmo Moretti Claudio Monteverdi Paolo Nutini	Nicholas Rawlinson Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Cole Mohr	Samantha Barber Samuel Barber Olivia Thirlby	Corinne Louise Irving Charles Ives Caroline Trentini	Fanny Mendleson Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel Daisy Lowe
Felix Mendleson Felix Mendelssohn Adam Brody	Dr. Bert Bartok Béla Bartók Mark Ronson	Alma Moll Alma Mahler Kate Walsh

to hold a character, click here.

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:49:15 GMT

FAQs

--why the hell would you make a composers community?

WE ARE NERDS STFU IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT GTFO.

--k so now that we have that over and done with. can i be eric whitacre?

composers that are still alive can't be reincarnated, silly!

--why 15 years? if they're college kids, wouldn't it be 20 for reincarnates?

since we're complete modernists, we're making this community five years in the future for the benefit of having some AWESOME modern composers.

--can a freshman date a senior?

why not? in music schools, it's not really uncommon to have odd relationships like that. everyone is rather close, after all.

--can i be a non music major?

since this is a music school, we'd rather you didn't.

--can i be a teacher?

~~we're going to open the community for students first, and then after a while, if things go well, we'll add in teachers.~~ we've officially opened applications for teachers, but only one teacher per player, please! also, players must have at LEAST one character already at fortissimo. please note that mods can and will be a lot tougher on teacher applications than student applications, for obvious reasons.

--GAWD I CAN'T FIND A COMPOSER I LIKE.

if there's a composer you want to be that's not on the list, REQUEST IT. we're open to suggestions!! we definitely know there are more composers out there than the ones on that list. feel free to explore your options!

--how the HELL do i do research??

this post is now your life.