"Well done. Musically accomplished and listenable as I'm fairly attuned to modern music. I liked movements 2 - 4 best, the Adagio was particularly lyrical. I wasn't sure about the opening to the 1st movement, those very high sounds. I know…"
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Symphony for strings (working title only) 1st or last movement.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gav Brown 20 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
6 mins approx.A recent effort, having taken note of comments on my more extended stuff. I'm no symphonist and it’ll probably end up the first or last movement of a Suite.Andante - poco mosso -…Continue
A bit of light music (1'42") Peggy's Boy. Very 60s-y.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude Werner Aug 27. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Maybe prompted by the more oppressive, vehement things I've been working on of late, I'm offering this little number written some years ago for a local movie group. In spite of a couple of rhythmic…Continue
Sinfonia for Orchestra.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Aug 19. 31 Replies 0 Likes
The longest single movement I've written. It was an attempt to unify material stated in the first couple of minutes. I started it late in March and brought it to its present state two weeks ago.…Continue
String Quartet 1 2nd movement.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Jul 16. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Trying to get some contrast in the movements, the texture in this one is thin. Much is occupied by a recitatif kind of thing, a statement followed by a brief chorus. It's nearer tonal, just a bit…Continue
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"Hi Dane,
Interesting piece, perhaps the most interesting of the things I have seen you post here. It starts off reminiscent of Barber's Adagio for Strings, and then departs into other realms of sharp angles and unexpected soft harmonies.
I can…"
Symphony for strings (working title only) 1st or last movement.
6 mins approx.A recent effort, having taken note of comments on my more extended stuff. I'm no symphonist and it’ll probably end up the first or last movement of a Suite.Andante - poco mosso - strepitoso e brillianteIt’s modally diatonic (mostly, but I change key a fair bit and – ok – there are a few discords dotted about). …See More
"Yes, I still work with pencil and paper but now put the bits and pieces together in the DAW which allows me to try out and adjust more sustained harmonies, deal with problems of balance, and on. The DAW produces a notation score but it's so…"
"Just a very nice berceuse. Simple. tuneful, a nice length.
Well done."
"For a first try most credible. Easy to listen to but let down only by the rendering itself. Musically, I liked it and it would come into its own if performed or carefully set up in a DAW with a nice sound library.
I've only listened the once so…"
"Ah well... You need:
A browser logged in to be tracked when you want to e.g. music interests, professional tools, etc
A private browser for things you don't want to be tracked on e.g. when people send you video links of kittens
A TOR browser…"
"A great shame. I've tried to do my bit, could possibly manage something monthly, but it really is the most interesting and resourceful site of those around. There's a more specialist London group (and a Brighton contemporary group) …"
"NICE!
Although I suppose political correctness forbade the author giving a few Beecham quotes.
It reminded me of one of my musical text books (I've only ever had two: Kitson on Elementary Harmony) and Bluff Your Way in Music. It was from that I…"
"Superb. The outer movements are pretty thrilling (perhaps because of the high trumpet) but also the rhythmically punched progressions. The Adagietto is indeed lyrical, a beautiful horn part (which I notice you did transpose rather than concert…"
"Google will still get you. I use this computer only for composition and related websites without ever disclosing any home address details. I have an older Win 7 computer for browsing and shopping (and still do very little of that on line). I…"
"Nice work.
Just a shame the video can’t be shown – copyright I suppose – it raises a few questions about dynamics. But as far as the piece goes, fine. Well done. The harmony all fits together. “Mix” is…"
"I have an account with Google just and only for that, Google has no idea who I am and I use a separate browser... Heh, heh, heh, silly Google thinks it can track me..."
"Hi Dane
The link failed. I got the message "This track was not found. Maybe it has been removed ""
"Plus the chance of getting me to sign up to anything google is slightly less than someone swimming the Pacific Ocean. The T&C are unacceptable (at least, what I've read of them)."
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that - YouTube is great for what it does but I would be lost without the excellent dialogue that we have on CF!"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Multimedia, Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- impressionist
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- Southern England
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- As an amateur violist I've used membership of local ensembles and orchestras as a way of getting pieces performed. I tend to an impressionistic style but never write off the chance to break away and do something "contemporary" or light or even 'pop'. My music education put me off serial techniques well and truly and probably did more harm than good. As for composing I still sketch on paper - no notation software is fast enough nor allows me to spread different tries on the table to edit. I then do mock-ups on Reaper relying heavily on its midi editor. I hope to comment and bring some pieces to the site if things work out. I tend to limit my things to around 5 minutes as I've found people are often happy to afford that time or less - and it's easier to get them played: local groups seem more willing to fill in spare moments of their gigs with the work of local composers. That's me!
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- At 2:59pm on May 23, 2019,
Stephen Lines said…
Incidentally, I see you live in southern England (why I thought you were American I really don't know). I live in Hampshire, where do you live if you don't mind me asking?
You are very encouraging with your comments about others' work (including mine) - I wish I had the same facility as sometimes I think I come across as somewhat unsympathetically critical.
Best regards,
Stephen
- At 2:52pm on May 23, 2019,
Hi Dane,
I see from one of the threads that you compose on paper and don't know how to produce PDFs. If it helps, my printer has the facility to copy and save as a PDF - the printer itself wasn't expensive (around $100) but the ink refills admittedly cost a small fortune. You might consider shopping around and buying something similar.
All the best,
Stephen
- At 8:56am on January 4, 2019,
Gav Brown said…
Welcome Dane!
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