Title Ideas

While initially thinking of names for my magazine, many Italian musical terms came to me, but after considering my target audience I thought it would be best to avoid the more obscure terms and stick to ones that most people would be familiar with. These were some of my initial ideas.

Symphony/Rhapsody/Melody- these were three of my first ideas as they are all fairly well known terms that you don't need to be a composer to know, yet are still directly linked to the classical genre. A symphony being an extended composition, a rhapsody being a composition that is divided into various episodes but flows freely, and a melody simply being a linear composition. The more I contemplated the less I liked all three of these titles, as while well-known they do still give of a little too much sophistication, to the point that I think it makes them sound intimidating (especially Symphony and Rhapsody) and on top of that, aside from Melody, they are a little long and I think a short, snappy title would be better. To top it off their meanings don't really hold any significance to my magazines ideology.

Muse- Muse was a name I briefly considered, and while it is snappy and approachable I find it to be a little vague as it could really describe any genre of music magazine. On top of that there are already 4 other magazines with this name.

Vivace- Vivace was a name I liked at first, it is an Italian music phrase meaning fast but lively. However considering I wanted a name that was recognisable and not intimidating I discontinued this line of thought.

Forte- Forte was a name I also liked initially due to the fact that while it is an Italian musical word, it is known by people who aren't particularly into classical music. On top of that its extremely short and easy to remember. My only quam with it as a title is that it didn't exactly translate into my magazines ideology, as all forte means is 'loud'.

Motif-At this point in time the name I like the most is Motif, for a lot of the same reasons I like forte. As it is very short, pithy and easy to remember, on top of that while it is an Italian music term it is used in almost every other art to describe a recurring theme in a piece of art. In classical music however it means a similar thing; a recurring figure in a piece that has an important characteristic and is meant to covey an idea in a condensed or quick way. In a way, this links to the ideology behind my magazine as it is about classical music, but in a more approachable way, it like a motif expresses big things (ideas or music) in a humble way. I would say this is most likely to be my final title.