Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted

[Benjamin Wand]

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 <benjamin.wand at web.de>
> Betreff: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted
> Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 19:26:28 MESZ
> An: discussion at lists.fsfe.org
> 
> 
> 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 <nico at nicorikken.eu>
> Betreff: Aw: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted
> Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 21:11:47 MESZ
> An: discussion at lists.fsfe.org
> Kopie: Benjamin Wand <benjamin.wand at web.de>
> 
> 
> 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 <paul at fsfe.org>
> Betreff: Aw: Free software glorifying music - libretto wanted
> Datum: 18. Oktober 2017 um 22:04:28 MESZ
> An: Benjamin Wand <benjamin.wand at web.de>
> Kopie: discussion at lists.fsfe.org
> 
> 
> 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/
> 
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