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"Yes, as MuseScore is surely now the most popular notation software, I'd expect the forum to be pretty active. But, as you say, most posts in notation software fora are of a technical nature and many composers don't want to post works there,…"
"I used to be active on Sons of Sibelius and really liked it some years ago -- there was quite a bit happening including competitions. Unfortunately, only one person still seems to post there. it's strange that general sites for composers like this…"
"I guess you never got any free time . And if the members who would like to join but can't because there is no longer any moderation here, I guess we have to declare this site, like various other previously good composer sites, moribund. "
"one for HS, I think (fugues don't interest me in general unless they also have an emotional content)"
"well I did and there's no answer. I guess that's another composer's forum bites the dust..... (Sons of Sibelius was very nice for a few years and i even won a competition there but no-one goes there any more even though it technically is still alive)"
"no idea. It died once already (at a time when there were far more active members than now, many of whom probably never realised that Kris had resurrected it) so I wouldn't want to speculate. Still, there are very few forums specifically for…"
"I hope not but it would indeed be nice for Kris to confirm he's still around. We used to get messages about new members -- can't remember the last time that happened.
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"(1) Most importantly, the ending just "happens" and sounds completely unexpected and unprepared
Well, as one or two others have found the ending rather abrupt, I decided to add some bars building to a brief additional climax to put the ending into…"
Well, as one or two others have found the ending rather abrupt, I decided to add some bars building to a brief additional climax to put the ending into…"
"I'm not especially into ragtime so am not in a position to offer particularly pertinent comments other than to say it was a fun 3 minutes worth and I hope we get something more from you before long -- I did enjoy that clarinet quartet a while back"
"Yes, although the handful who have heard both versions overall prefer the new one, it's not always so clear cut as you say. Perhaps works which require the rhythmic incisivenesses or can show off the lovely SSO woodwind for instance are the…"
"Many thanks for your appreciation, Liz. Just to be clear, the version currently posted is not the new rendering with the Spitfire Symphony Orchestra but there were minor revisions to the coda and elsewhere from the initial posting. The SSO sounds…"
"OK - I decided that it's not possible from the point of view of balance to cut the number of iterations of the theme but I have made a number of changes, particularly in the recap which give more texture and variety. Will be interesting to see if…"
"I think we're on the same wavelength, then. That's perhaps the reason why quite a number of my works use text directly -- in fact I regard The little Mermaid as best piece to date as it goes to the heart of what I try to be as a composer.
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"the real Faure for me are the late works which are in many ways the opposite of the "salon music" (like the Romance). As I said in the introduction, the main inspiration here is the piano quintet no. 2 but listen also to the string quartet or the…"
"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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As for fugues, I couldn't write a real one of you paid me, though my music is often contrapuntal
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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...