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David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"so perhaps the fact Rowy said it was coincidence as I now remember it is indeed originally from Monty Python.
As for fugues, I couldn't write a real one of you paid me, though my music is often contrapuntal
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8 hours ago
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"I once made a comment that the forum seemed to be dying but Rowy answered it was only pining for the fjords. I'm sure that this is the HS reference!
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17 hours ago
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"both times, the theme is repeated four times (with of course the second and fourth the melody given to the cello). After the first run through, I increased the variety and complexity of the treatment second time through as I was perfectly aware…"
22 hours ago
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"I guess Rowy has given it a break for the moment as well!  Anyway, most interesting observations, HS, which in some ways are not so different to what I'd myself intended with this piece, though the starting point of comparison should be with Faure,…"
22 hours ago
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"I would say all my works are Romantic in some way, though the style varies considerably and I think those that pay lip service to Faure are perhaps more romantic than some others. The coda of the first movement (and probably the secondary theme in…"
Monday
David posted a discussion
Having finally acquired the last of the new VSL solo strings, I lost no time in putting them to work and the result was a piano quintet which I completed in the, for me, record fast time of ten days for a piece of this length. The great 2nd quintet…
Sunday
David replied to Peter Iverson's discussion Gregor's Dream
"since your Nonet, I've come to expect great things from you and this both mysterious and haunting latest piece doesn't disappoint. Love the microtones around 6'15"!"
Jul 19
David replied to David's discussion Three poems by Apollinaire about Death
"that's very odd -- the paper icon does show on the Latest Works page here without any problem on Firefox. But the piece is also listed under Vocal works so maybe try that if you're still having problems -- not that there's anything much to read as…"
Jul 11
David replied to David's discussion Three poems by Apollinaire about Death
"Yes -- the Russian is the same used by DSCH (the transliteration is in fact quite phonetic so it wasn't too hard to put into Wordbuilder but of course you can only make out part of the text with that software at best). As for the order, did you not…"
Jul 10
David replied to David's discussion string quartet no. 14
"the main changes to the new version -- apart from the new instruments -- are the increased use of dynamic contrasts and vibrato. I tried to make the rendering more lifelike, though there is still a good deal more which could be done in this…"
Jul 8
David replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion a powerful first Beethoven draft to write a c-minor Symphony movement - Completed
"yes, I thought the Holbergen repeats were rather excessive in context as we probably have no idea how many Beethoven would have wanted if he'd decided this work was worth keeping.
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Jul 8
David replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion a powerful first Beethoven draft to write a c-minor Symphony movement - Completed
"I actually found this piece a good deal of fun -- and found both the instrumentation and tempi more to my taste than Holbergen so well done on that (the horrible NotePerfomer string tone doesn't get in the way too much in something as lively as…"
Jul 7
David replied to David's discussion string quartet no. 14
"No rush, Liz -- obviously your move has priority! Hope it's going well?
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Jul 4
David replied to David's discussion string quartet no. 14
"Obviously the tiny number of people still participating here either haven't seen this or didn't like it. But anyway, the VSL solo strings are now complete and I wasted no time in updating and revising this work which definitely now has a more…"
Jul 3
David posted a discussion
A few years ago I did a setting of the Apollinaire poem "Le Suicidé" in the Russian translation used by Shostakovich in his 14th symphony. I then decided to add another two of his poems to make a set. There is certainly an influence of the Russian…
Jun 25
David replied to Liz Atems's discussion String Quartet No. 1
"Liz -- true gliss with most sample libraries which support it at all, including VSL, is limited to one octave pitch bend and your viola leap is far more than that. As I've set both the VSL preset and the Expression map to enable 12 step (one octave)…"
Jun 11
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  • Hello David,

    you had given me some very valuable feedback on a earlier orchestral work, particularly noting the absence of a cohesive theme. I have since decided to break the piece up into a full length symphony and in this context, I'd appreciate your comments about how the first movement sounds.

    Thanks!

    https://composersforum.ning.com/blog/please-critique-the-first-move...
    Please critique the First Movement of my Symphony in D major
    In response to some very legitimate criticism of an earlier orchestral work of mine which lacked a central motif and introduced too many disjointed t…
  • Welcome, David!
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