What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Small Ensemble
"Mixing and mastering isn't a strength of mine other than to comment that I was able to hear what was going on under the melody reasonably well. What caught my ear was right near the end, the strings.
On composition and originality, I like contrast,…"
On composition and originality, I like contrast,…"
"Perfect just like it is for a big open acoustically live space and a solemn occasion. You kept it simple. That's what you want here. You have a general audience who wants to think about the person, the occasion, and the ambience while the music…"
"I think the key word in Spencer's premise is "successful", which of course will have as many different meanings as there are composers! To me, a piece is successful if I enjoyed writing it, I'm not embarrassed by it years later, and performers I…"
"My customer is the audience. Being thought well of by musicians and composers is nice too, but not as important to me."
"Wow, I now have three composers from CF on four of our programs! Janet's wonderful "Harmonious Monk" fanfare started up the second half of our program two weeks ago, on February 16th; Ray's gorgeous "Remembrance" will be one of the premieres on…"
"I enjoyed the read, and an additional listen. :o) Looking forward to more. Spencer Doidge said:
Janet, if you're interested in having a look at Ivanhoe, note that I posted a YouTube video that plays this piece while scrolling text from the book. I…"
Janet, if you're interested in having a look at Ivanhoe, note that I posted a YouTube video that plays this piece while scrolling text from the book. I…"
"There is no problem with posting links. You can also embed a youtube video or a soundcloud sound on your posts, to let people listen without leaving this page.
Spencer Doidge said:
Janet, if you're interested in having a look at Ivanhoe, note that…"
Spencer Doidge said:
Janet, if you're interested in having a look at Ivanhoe, note that…"
"Good eye, Tim! I'm going to send you my scores to edit! ;-) Tim Marko said:
This is very good. The interplay between all four voices is wonderful, especially at B, when you finally bring the quartet together en masse.
The only thing I noticed…"
This is very good. The interplay between all four voices is wonderful, especially at B, when you finally bring the quartet together en masse.
The only thing I noticed…"
"Janet, if you're interested in having a look at Ivanhoe, note that I posted a YouTube video that plays this piece while scrolling text from the book. I think I'm not supposed to post links, so search "wamba ivanhoe" at YouTube. "
"Thank you, Tim, for spotting the enharmonic error m45 in the viola part. And thank you all for the great encouragement! Who knew that joining this forum would yield such a happy result so quickly!
Buoyed by optimism, I guess I'll post the other…"
Buoyed by optimism, I guess I'll post the other…"
"This is very good. The interplay between all four voices is wonderful, especially at B, when you finally bring the quartet together en masse.
The only thing I noticed in the score was the use of a few enharmonics; ie m45, should that F# be a Gb?…"
The only thing I noticed in the score was the use of a few enharmonics; ie m45, should that F# be a Gb?…"
"Spencer this is absolutely delightful! I have not read Ivanhoe, and don't know the characters, at least not from the book. Perhaps I've just been introduced to them. ;-) This sounds like a perfect accompaniment to a Masterpiece Theatre murder…"
"I listened again and had no problems getting to the end. In fact, I've listened about five times now and enjoy it more each time! I also looked over the score and at first glance, it looks good! I'm very excited about programming this piece…"
"Thanks for checking it out, Julie. I am thrilled that you have expressed an interest in performing it with a group of humans! Such opportunities are scarce here for a number of reasons. Someone I met in the UK expressed interest, but no specifics.…"
"Hey Spencer!
I enjoyed this piece ... it just stopped playing before it got to the end, so I didn't get to hear how you wrapped it up, but what I heard I really liked. I coach and conduct a lot of chamber groups, and program a lot of new music, and…"
I enjoyed this piece ... it just stopped playing before it got to the end, so I didn't get to hear how you wrapped it up, but what I heard I really liked. I coach and conduct a lot of chamber groups, and program a lot of new music, and…"
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Hi, Spencer, thank you for being my friend. ;o) I'm basically a newbie here, too, as I signed up a couple of years ago, but only recently got active.
You asked where to find my music... I have a couple of videos on my page. If you click on my picture, that will take you there. Then scroll down the page past the comments and profile info to come to the two videos. Beyond that, I think I've only posted one thing in Music Dissection (can also be found on my page on the left side where it shows Discussions I've started). It's a flute duet (which I have since rewritten) turned String Quartet. The fanfare Julie mentioned is in one of her discussions, where she announced a competition for an upcoming concert.
I really enjoyed your string quartet, and look forward to hearing more of your music!
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