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"Thanks so much for your comments guys Mike"

"Wow!!! I listened to the entire piece and it is magnificent! I kept thinking; “How’s he going to end this thing?” Unfortunately the ending was cut off in mid-phrase. I just noticed at your website that this piece is actually 35…"

"An accomplishment indeed. Easy to listen to, light,  However, while I listened to it throughout I haven't the time to comment on 24 mins worth even though there aren't many comments to make. The harmony worked, the instrumentation is…"

"Great piece mate! Shame the sound was so distorted/saturated, especially in the loud passages, but overall great! Nice development, nice climax, interesting harmonies... Deserves a place in the pantheon of rhapsodies!"

"Hi Joseph, am I correct in saying the development section (in the first Mvnt) starts at exactly the 4:00 mark? The sudden harmonic shift was lovely. Lovely apt orchestration. Personally I would like to hear simpler harmonic lines and more daring…"

"Nicely orchestrated, Michael. Just about the time my ear began to feel things were getting a bit too repetitive, the strings came in gloriously to save the day. It actually had a somewhat Bach-like feel to it, being so thickly textured and…"

"Thanks so much guys, this is the latest from what I've been working on..Next%20piece.mp3 Hope you enjoy Mike"

"Lovely tune. Now I know the meaning of the term "joyful". This I think you absolutely should finish and build it even higher. The turn into strings only in the end, I doubt is the right turn but one never knows. Please finish and post…"

" A very nice piece - I'd class it as light music which we need more of! What makes it satisfying is the energy and easy harmonic flow moving through many different regions - I noticed an augmented 6th at one point! I think it's time…"

"Thanks guys"

"A delightful piece of music. It has a Christmas feel to it especially when the xylophone is playing. I look forward to hearing the full version. By the way I do agree with Gav about the accompaniment. I thought it should change and a little while…"

"Hi Michael,  A solid start. The piece has good harmony and melody in a light-and-airy style. One suggestion is that for me the accompaniment (repeated 8th notes I think, hard to be sure without a score) became a bit repetitive and I began to…"

"Wao, that was just simply great..... awesome sound. "

"Hi Michael What can I say, Bellisimo! molto bellisimo! Sounded great. Around about 2.14 or so on the first downbow of the strings when the tempo dropped I thought for a second we were about to get Land of Hope & Glory (might not have been out of…"