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"Kevin, Thanks for posting this. I think that you might consider remixing this as far as panning goes. Everything is on top of each other, and I can't make out what the instrument groups are. Maybe strings left and basses right. Other…"

"George, My question is this: If you could write anything, not for sale, but just for you, what would it be? Something that didn't fit into a 2 minute format, or try to sell something. If you could write something that was music for it's…"

"Bob, Hi there....long time ay.  I know exactly what you mean when you state, having to write it so it will play as you intend it to sound. That is not always easy. I liked this piece. It was suspenseful, and entertaining. It did seem to tell a…"

"Dane, Sorry, I got interrupted. I think it possible that music paints a picture in your minds eye. I'm not sure we can divorce mood and emotions completely from what we envision. For me, Ashokan Farewell will forever be tied to Ken Burns'…"

"Well sure, music is all about mood. But I think music tied somehow to, say, video, is a powerful thing. You can say it limits what you feel. But it also might help focus what you feel. Just depends."

"Audacity will import and export midi. Although unless it has something to do with Jfugue, I'm not sure what midi has to do with your process. You could write in MS, save as an mp3 or wave import into Audacity to adjust tempo changes and…"

"As for MuseScore, you may know that version 3 and nice sound fonts are available. Just in case you don't already have it. Band Lab is a free DAW. Personally, DAWs are a mystery to me."

"Sure. Non legato, but no slurs."

"Dane, Not boring at all. But here's something to think about. As a sonic representation of a visual experience, I get it. Clouds drifting by. It just kind of ends. I don't mind the non-dominant ending. But as a piece of music, I might…"

"It would make a difference what style the music is and tempo. If you don't notate it, probably some kind of staff text at the beginning of the section or piece will work. If you do decide to notate it, leave out the second dot. Players will get…"

"I posted this music in the "miscellaneous" section because I didn't want to limit responses. Why else have a composers forum if not to talk about music and what drives us to do this thing.  I am not opposed to form and structure.…"

"I agree that self-expression comes from the heart/soul. Where else? It gets modified by our inner secretaries usually for practical reasons – and outcomes because one of those outcomes is an attempt to classify it by genre. Labels are useful…"

"I think the problem is that those are all string articulations that have little meaning to brass players. Not that they can't apply. Marcato implies separation but also accent. I'm trying to imagine the type of passage for brass that would…"

"Dave, Maybe post a little something of yours, and how you made it. It'll be fun."

"Thanks, so much, for listening and leaving a comment. Looks like several have listened and not seen fit to comment. I know there are some who don't think that they would have anything useful to add. And some who think this is outright junk. A…"

"Hi, Bob, I’m normally averse to film music but you set a scene and, yes, it does musicalise your description. I would have liked a little more variation in tonal centre but given the length of the piece that’s a small point. I sense the…"