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David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"(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…"
Aug 26
David replied to Steven Linden's discussion Earl Grey Rag
"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"
Aug 26
David replied to David's discussion Symphony no.18
"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…"
Aug 8
David replied to David's discussion Symphony no.18
"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…"
Aug 8
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"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…"
Jul 28
David replied to Peter Iverson's discussion Gregor's Dream
"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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Jul 28
David replied to David's discussion piano quintet no. 2
"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…"
Jul 26
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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Jul 25
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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Jul 25
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…"
Jul 25
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,…"
Jul 25
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…"
Jul 21
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…
Jul 20
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
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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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