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"It is plainly obvious that the act of dominating complex modulations causes one to become contrapuntal. Your Wagnerian influence is the concept of juxtaposing orchestral oppositions, which modulates chords and causes bitonality. It is always…"
"I listened to several of these pieces and they sound like they'd be fun for piano students to play and/or sight-read while being a little challenging as well. "
"This work is, in short, a re-imagining of the 'professional-juxtapositions' school of contemporary 'pitch-class-perception' composition.This composition is the only one of its kind, due in part to the inclusion of highly-avant-garde…"
"It sounds like you have a good grasp on counterpoint! I think I would have used a different combination of instruments, but otherwise it's excellent."
"If you post the MIDI, I can import it into Sibelius and analyze this properly."
"I wasn't referring to the trumpet sound, but rather your note choices. At 0:20 (or measure 12) the trumpet is playing an E natural. That note creates a b9 dissonance against the accompaniment that sounds horrible. Professionals call that the…"
"You definitely have a natural feel for this kind of music. Now you can move on to another style!"
"You are undertaking something quite ambitious. How did you write this? Did you used a notation program to sort out the parts?"
"At 0:21 and 0;26 you have trumpet (?) notes that don't work. There are other interval clashes, but those two instances were the worst.Your piece has no harmony in any of the orchestral sections throughout the entire piece. It's just a bunch of…"
"Here's an MP3 that I created from your MIDI file.BlackKeys.mp3"
"One other quick observation; you use a lot of unisons and octaves in your orchestration. I would suggest that unless you are going for a huge full orchestra "Tutti" passage, I would limit the use of octaves/unisons to one section of the orchestra.…"
"This is an ambitious undertaking. The things that jumped out at me were that there are a LOT of repeated notes in every player's parts. I generally try to avoid that as much as possible as it takes away from the melodic/linear aspect of harmony.…"
"Why does the audio sound like it was recorded in a snow storm?"
"Thanks for the kind words. Good orchestral writing is all about the voice-leading and the melodic lines. It's more important than vertical voicings. I mess with triads a LOT even though it may not sound like it.
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"Enjoyed and followed the score with interest - I also love those composers you mention.
I liked the independence of the cello and double bass - obviously part of the style.The counter melodies in thirds were simple but effective - as was all the…"
I liked the independence of the cello and double bass - obviously part of the style.The counter melodies in thirds were simple but effective - as was all the…"
"I can explain why I wrote every single note I put onto the page. I have been trained in linear composition techniques whose basis is the overtone series, and I compose "one line at a time". With this as the foundation, orchestrating becomes rather…"
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