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"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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"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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"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…"
"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,…"
"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…"
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…
"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"!"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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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"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…"
"No rush, Liz -- obviously your move has priority! Hope it's going well?
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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...