"Hello Tyler,
I found this sonata to be really well crafted and interesting in its mix of styles. This was also enjoyable to listen to! It's kind of a classicist in the 20th century...
And also, welcome to the forum! It's always nice to…"
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A Chart for all orchestrators (professional and would-be)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nick Capocci Jun 27, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Here is a chart i found that contains the general orchestral instruments, their range, what each part of their range sound like, some technical information and more. It's pretty useful in any…Continue
Clarinet Sonata No. 1
Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Wiedermann Jan 19, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
This is my Clarinet sonata no. 1, which i have a personal connection with, because i wrote it during a period of depression. This is movements 1 and 2.Continue
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Quinn Mason replied to Tyler Katz's discussion Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: Mvt. I in the group Young ComposersQuinn Mason replied to Michael Tauben's discussion Cinematic Strings -Test Drive"Remind me not trust his ears or listening hardware? I'm freaking 16. GPO is like VSL to me and i almost couldn't afford that. Give me a break here.
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Quinn Mason replied to Vivaldi's discussion Violin Concerto in Bb flat major"I like this, very much. you have a pretty good sense of what Vivaldi is all about, and how to use his style.
BUT...
If this is truly a concerto, there would be a solo part, as Mr. Brien mentioned above. So this is not a Violin concerto, it is more…"
Quinn Mason replied to Michael Tauben's discussion Cinematic Strings -Test Drive"Well, i use GPO4 mostly, which suits me really well, so much that i reccomend it to you. Also, i occasionally use Sib 7 sounds. It all depends on how much money you have.
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Quinn Mason replied to Michael Tauben's discussion Cinematic Strings -Test Drive"I agree, this is a very nice test piece..this is so good, you would have conviced me to buy this.
Alas, i am not a fan of C.S....."
Quinn Mason replied to Janet Spangenberg's discussion RIP Van Cliburn 1934-2013"Wow, and i was really close to meeting him...
RIP great artist."
Quinn Mason replied to Vivaldi's discussion People's disregard for other people's efforts"I totally agree with you. I know a great deal of young composers (some good, some great, some...not so much) and they get the encouragement and support they need to get better at what they do. I'd like to share some stories from my experiences…"
Quinn Mason replied to Peter John Clough's discussion Need composers and songwriters to fill in questionnaire for my final university disseration"I will fill this out...
but how exactly will this be used in your dissertation?"
Quinn Mason commented on Jana Cole's blog post New Piano Music Podcast"Thank you for telling me about this beautiful piano music....
I joined!"
Quinn Mason replied to Bernard Duc's discussion Orchestral piece 1"Ok, i like this new version better. You definitely used the right instruments to achieve the right tones and effects, so now, it sounds like more a film score!
I am proud of you.
Best,
Quinn
P. S I am doing an organ arrangement of this piece. Would…"
Quinn Mason replied to Fernando Vazquez's discussion Ballade in F# Minor"I agree with Janet-This was very lovely and you make good use of the impressionistic scales. I'm guessing you wrote this around this around the whole tone scale...
In short, Debussy would have loved this. You should give it an impressionistic…"
Quinn Mason replied to roger stancill's discussion Enough already"Usually, it can depend on the performer, but it can depend on the type of piece as well. If the piece is expressive, then you can add all the expression you want, but i usually limit it to molto espressivo or piu rubato. That gets the desired…"
Quinn Mason replied to Johan Roeraade's discussion Piano trio nr 1"This was lovely to listen to. I love this kind of Neo-classical chamber music, and i loved this piece. The instruments have their moments and solos and the instrumentation is balanced perfectly.
I did not see any problems with the score, but i did…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Classical
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- In An Apartment
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- I've been a composer for 5 years now, since then, i've completed a lot. i usually work around orchestra, but i also work in film.
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Soniccouture's CrowdChoir: It came out 6/28/2012!
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:00pm 2 Comments 1 Like
Is anyone familiar with Soniccouture? It's the sample library company that experiments with instruments, releaseing such sets as a bowed piano, gamelans and-a choir made from the voices from people around the world?!
Actually, that's what i wanted to talk about. According to the website:
"The 'Crowd-choir' was an idea for a crowd-sourced sampled instrument, partly inspired by the 10cc track 'I'm not in love', which famously featured a vocal pad sound created by…
Continue Amazing Minimalist Music
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:21pm 5 Comments 1 Like
While experimenting with this style, i've been listening to a lot of it, but one really struck me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3O8kxpkHw
There's too many parts to put on here, but just tell me what you think of this.
A new compilation video-The New Composers of Youtube
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:00pm 4 Comments 2 Likes
Hello Everyone!
Youtube has a lot of composer-users, and i do my best to try and find them(There's so many videos!)
About 2 years ago, a composer-user called Stravinsky91 put together a compilation video about the composers of youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVhFSx8Ax3g
He did this 2 more times, and they were a success.
Using his idea as my foundation, i did a new one here: …
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- At 8:23am on September 4, 2012,
Zitoon said… Hi Quinn,
I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to listen and give some feedback on my first project. Being new in the community, I wasn't expecting many comments, I am very glad some people actually listen to what I did.
See you around
- At 5:49pm on August 25, 2012,
Burton Goldstein said… Hi,
Thanks for the greeting! Now I will click around to see how to post some of my new, in-progress music. Then we can see what you REALLY think of me!
Best wishes,
Burt
- At 12:05pm on August 24, 2012,
Catherine P. said… Thank you Quinn! I feel quite welcome here now. Glad you liked my guitar miniature. I wrote it when I was about 17. I have 39 more, that I hope to notate and upload eventually. Thanks for your kind comment! Now I feel very motivated!
- At 10:40am on August 24, 2012,
Chris Hartley said… Thank you Quinn. I've been working on something this afternoon. Not sure how to upload yet but will have a go at that shortly. So glad I found this place. Thanks for making me feel so welcome.
- At 8:42am on August 24, 2012,
Mirela Magdalena Nita said… Thank you very much! :) *blushing*
- At 5:16am on August 24, 2012,
Radmir said… Thank you! I'll try to do more epicness :))
- At 11:29pm on June 21, 2011,
Michael Thomas Huspek said… - Wonderful music! Your a amazing composer...
- At 2:00am on June 21, 2011,
Gabrielle helfer said… - realized that :) thanks!
- At 12:16pm on June 13, 2011,
Tyler Hughes said… Welcome to the Composers' Forum
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