O/T: Nom de plume for my Finale score

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Hector Pascal
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Post by Hector Pascal » Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:43 am

Hi all,

Apologies for being off-topic...

I have before me guidelines for a European composer competition requiring composers to use a nom de plume.

I am wondering if I should use the name of a flower or a bird, or something like that? Choosing the perfect nom de plume is harder than writing the score!

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Post by ttw » Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:03 am

For such purposes, I often just use a Thesaurus. Perhaps names of flowers, or minerals, or something; I go by sound. Or something like Q.R.M Bach.

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Post by Hector Pascal » Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:12 am

Thanks, ttw, I will get my thesaurus out. Having never been a judge, I wasn't sure what others use! (lol Q.R.M. Bach!)

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Post by motet » Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:37 am

How about Troy Blaise?

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Post by ttw » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:41 am

I have also used "Alison von der Lande" among others.

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Post by Gareth Green » Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:45 am

I used to occasionally use "Elton J. Hogarth"; I'm not telling you my current one ...
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Post by N Grossingink » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:14 pm

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Post by Bill Stevens » Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:06 pm

How about Song Grinski, which oddly enough is an anagram of Grossingink.

Oops, I just noticed that it was Hector Pascal who started this thread. In that case, I would go with this anagram:

Carol Hepcats.

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Post by gogreen » Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:16 pm

I sometimes use either my grandfather's name, or my middle name plus "Angharad," a character's name from the movie "How Green Was My Valley," which I think is pretty.
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Post by MikeHalloran » Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:48 pm

When in doubt, do as was done into the 18th Century: "Latinize" it.

A quick Google search will turn up hundreds of sites that offer suggestions—ok, mostly for gamers but you don't have to pick something war-like. Have fun.

No, I'm not telling the name I use either. :)
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