"Hi all- I decided to upload a couple of recent pieces from my weird category -
Dialogue of the Barracudas of the Arabian Sea, Opus 266
Meteor Strike - The Zinc Factory of Chelyabinsk, Opus 270
The notes are as follows...

BARRACUDAS
Story:
The…"

"I like the movement in this...  There seem to be two `factions` of strings who have an interesting interaction, and a nice result..."

"I agree with the comment on the headphones, however when I listened it was late evening, a house full of sleeping people and dogs required a headphone listen. It sounds fine through the actual speakers and actually better as you suggested it would.…"

"Ray?
Not a clue? Simon`s effort sounds fine. I listen with decent earphones, and this has good depth, and fits with his discussion. The tricky thing is that a piece with a lot of energy such as this needs careful balance, because so much is going on…"

"I compose, first and foremost, for my own pleasure. I compose because there is music in my head, that if not let out, will explode my cranium.

There are two schools of composing, the one as colorfully described by Mr Wonders, where one must write…"

"This isn't as bad as you think it is. Perhaps a little fuller orchestration... Maybe just your fonts? Musically it has potential. Take it from one who has written several astronomical/outer space pieces - "The Demise of Betelgeux", or "Quantum…"

"This is very very nice. I have a question. What FONTS/VST are you using? And what software package?

Thanks
Edward S."

"Post-impressionism. Evocative and flowing."

"Haunting calm, controlled motion. Beautifully balanced. The piece seems to be constantly evolving, which only seems how it should be. I think we have another winning effort by Simon G."

"It is interesting to hear a peacock described in an impressionist format. Griffes indeed had his `White Peacock`, and what this shows is how two different individuals can see the focus differently. Wheras the Griffes was more interested in the…"

"I will only echo the other folks who have said this - "Get live people to play this." This has something special about it.

BTW - Do you know the name Howard Hanson?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hanson

You music has some of the character of…"