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"Loved this. I agree on the balance issue. For some reason, especially around 1:30 - 1:50, the vast expansive scene to me feels like it's showing me a Sahara Desert scene. Can't explain why, but it just does. Excellent work. Please finish it."
"For 4-part writing, I like to look at Bach's chorales."
"I studied a book of Palestrina motets years ago that was very helpful:
Ten Four-Part Motets for the Church's Year (Edited and Translated by Alec Harman, Oxford University Press 1964)
Also, this for sure:
The String Quartets of Bela Bartok (Boosey…"
Ten Four-Part Motets for the Church's Year (Edited and Translated by Alec Harman, Oxford University Press 1964)
Also, this for sure:
The String Quartets of Bela Bartok (Boosey…"
"I use MuseScore too. I like it."
"Very nice. I particularly like the adagio first 3 minutes. The beginning of the transition is ok, but as Bob said, I'm not sure if both pieces go together without some development. I like the abrupt changes in dynamics in the allegretto. I liked…"
" I'm sure there are plenty of textbooks and even web sites that go into this stuff - so you don't need to go back to school to learn more about it. I taught myself most of this more theoretical stuff - never really set out to: it just sort of…"
"Thanks guys. Really wish I could go back to school and study this stuff. I'm finding that the same piece can be viewed or composed differently depending on the composer's take on it. For me, every time a question is answered it presents at least one…"
"Kevin Keating said:
Thanks Greg. So if I understand Locrian mode corectly as having a lowered 2 & 5, then Bb & Eb are both part of the Am Locrian scale since B is 2 & E is 5. However, you called it "A" Locrian and not "Am" Locrian.
I called it…"
Thanks Greg. So if I understand Locrian mode corectly as having a lowered 2 & 5, then Bb & Eb are both part of the Am Locrian scale since B is 2 & E is 5. However, you called it "A" Locrian and not "Am" Locrian.
I called it…"
" When I posted above, I was purely guessing, based on the given information and not having seen the score. Having seen it now, I can be more definite. Forget my guess about passing through G minor, which was suggested by Eb and F# being…"
"Ok thanks. I'll just leave it as is."
"It's using E in Am and Em chords; there's only one Eb note at b27. It's more like Am with chromatic notes, Bb and Eb. If Bb is considered as legit note, then it would be C mixolydian scale. "
"Thanks Greg. So if I understand Locrian mode corectly as having a lowered 2 & 5, then Bb & Eb are both part of the Am Locrian scale since B is 2 & E is 5. However, you called it "A" Locrian and not "Am" Locrian. In A the 2 & 5 are also B & E which…"
"It's pretty much A Locrian. A, because the Am chord is the central one and anyone can hear that, and Locrian because the Bb isn't an alteration, it's a legit note in the scale."
"Ya Kevin, it'll do. I played it with piano, sounds good to me. "
"Here's the pdf. I think it's ok as written in Am.Theme For A November Night.pdf"
"I like Kent Kennan's text Counterpoint. It's not too thick, but very solid. His Trumpet Sonata is a great mid 20th Century Sonata as well. Plus, you can't go wrong studying Mahler's scores over and over. I would start with the fourth movement of his…"
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