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"I liked the Sleigh Ride better, it had more quirky chords that's more interesting to listen to harmonically.
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"The way like to think of it is, these theoretical things are tools for you to employ. Use them when they are helpful, but don't let yourself become a tool to the tools. 😜"
"(I've been working on my first Symphony for more than 3 weeks now and it's still not finished....)
😮 Only 3 weeks?? I've been wanting to write a symphony for 40 years and still haven't managed to write one yet! 🤣
On a more serious note, writing a…"
😮 Only 3 weeks?? I've been wanting to write a symphony for 40 years and still haven't managed to write one yet! 🤣
On a more serious note, writing a…"
"Talk to Mike, he's good at this. 😉
Also, write a fugue with your idea as the subject. I don't say that you should use the fugue as your final product, but the process of being forced to write subject entries according to the strictures of fugue will…"
Also, write a fugue with your idea as the subject. I don't say that you should use the fugue as your final product, but the process of being forced to write subject entries according to the strictures of fugue will…"
"You should ask Mike for an example of how to turn something as short as a 2 or 3 note motif into a full-fledged theme, using standard techniques of motivic development. 😉
Well actually, you can already see some of this in the given example, you just…"
Well actually, you can already see some of this in the given example, you just…"
"If starting a movement is the hardest thing, perhaps that's where an application of some of Mike's methods might give you a jumpstart by generating ideas that are derived from some underlying motif or theme in your work, so that the result will have…"
"Thanks for the compliment, Gx; I'm glad at least one person caught on to the humor. 😂 This is the first time in my fugues where I have subject entries that are an 8th note off-beat. The result was unexpectedly humorous, which I capitalized on…"
"Thanks for posting this, Mike. Sorry for not replying earlier; I was on the road with limited internet access until now.
Just listened to your violin concerto. It reminds me of Walton's viola concerto for some reason. I enjoyed the drama and…"
Just listened to your violin concerto. It reminds me of Walton's viola concerto for some reason. I enjoyed the drama and…"
"Very nice! I remember hearing this a long time ago on the old version of this forum. Quirky and lighthearted, lots of fun to listen to. I liked it very much, and still do. Thanks for posting it again!"
"Interesting work, with undercurrents of turbulence. Thanks for sharing!"
"P.S. updated the score, just realized there were some (minor) notational guffaws."
I confess to being a contrarian and an iconoclast, which is reflected in this latest fugue of mine, in ways that should be readily apparent to the listener. Or so I hope. :-D I have a lot to say about this offering totally not in the spirit of…
"The piece is quite evocative and atmospheric; however, I feel like I'm missing the part you describe about gradually admitting a fondness for each other. Maybe my classically biased ears are just daft, but I'm having a hard time hearing it in the…"
"As far as I know, pitch bend is the only way to do it in MIDI, because the MIDI encoding is strictly 12-EDO based. I.e., the binary representation of the MIDI protocol encodes exactly 12 notes per octave; in-between stuff like half-sharps are not…"
"Mike, I've always been impressed by your mastery of melodic development by applying different techniques to extract homogenous material from a basic idea. I'm always eager to see more examples from you to this end. Perhaps a short example in which…"
"Well, in that case, if you have any specific questions, feel free to post on this forum. We'll try to explain it in a way that makes sense to you."
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