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"I understand your reluctance to part with your hard earned dollars to enter a composition competition. I am not directly involved with any such competition, but as a board member of a community choir we've contemplated calls for scores. If you want…"
"Your tutti organ drowns out the strings. I think I could hear the flute, but not very well. Bach certainly would have registered the organ part to mix better with the other instruments. For organists registration is the art of selecting stops on a…"
"My bad. I could have sworn it said something else... Victor Eijkhout said:
No, it says "May have been performed". Other competitions insist that they have the premiere so this clause makes it more accessible rather than less. Daniel Krausz said:…"
No, it says "May have been performed". Other competitions insist that they have the premiere so this clause makes it more accessible rather than less. Daniel Krausz said:…"
"No, it says "May have been performed". Other competitions insist that they have the premiere so this clause makes it more accessible rather than less. Daniel Krausz said:
It’s too bad one of the prerequisites is that the piece needs to have been…"
It’s too bad one of the prerequisites is that the piece needs to have been…"
"Sadly just for American composers."
"Hi Steve,
Is there a link?
Gav"
Is there a link?
Gav"
"Given your description of your background I find myself wondering if you're ready to compose atonal music. OTOH, atonal music is very different from composing tonal so maybe being ready should not be a concern. In my mind you should be comfortable…"
"Progressive or Art Rock by groups such as Yes, Genesis and King Crimson were an influence on me in my youth (giving away my age here). There may be bands doing this kind of music now, but they're not well known or you wouldn't be asking the…"
"Thank you for the offers of help. My current project is a musical that incorporates a wide range of styles. Some borders on classical, but not with extensive orchestration, some borders on heavy metal. I do need good brass. I have Project SAM…"
"As someone whose recently migrated to both Kontakt and Logic X (and from PC to Mac) I found this article of great interest. I have older orchestral sample libraries from when I used Gigastudio, but it seems Kontakt only recognizes some of the old…"
"I like it, but the high strings seem to get lost in this recording. Is this a rendering from notation software or a DAW? There has to be a way to bring out the violins. Or maybe you're a cellist and biased! ;D"
"Hi Julie,
Thanks for joining us. You're quite the story teller. I enjoyed your piece The Singing Lesson immensely. I look forward to your continued presence here."
Thanks for joining us. You're quite the story teller. I enjoyed your piece The Singing Lesson immensely. I look forward to your continued presence here."
"Back to you Bob,
You ask,
"WHAT is the allure of fugues? Is it the sense of accomplishment of having written one? The physical sound?Both?
Or something else Im totally missing?"
For me the allure is something that developed fairly early in life. I…"
You ask,
"WHAT is the allure of fugues? Is it the sense of accomplishment of having written one? The physical sound?Both?
Or something else Im totally missing?"
For me the allure is something that developed fairly early in life. I…"
"Thanks for posting the article. As usual when someone expresses their opinions I find I like some of them and others not so much. I can agree that the fugues by Shostakovich, Bartok, Mozart, Handel and Beethoven are worthy fugues (though I would not…"
"The rendering sounds very realistic, but it's hard to hear the cantus firmus."
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Greetings Steve,
I like your piano works. They tell a good story. Thanks so much for sharing.
Very best,
Larry Elliott
Hi Steve, I tried to post the live version of Springtime Alert, but it's too heavy. If you give me your email address I will send a link! I'm glad you like it! /Kjell
Hi Steve
I’m glad you liked my quartets. I listened to some of your pieces. I thought your emotional vignettes are crying out for orchestration – have you tried that? ‘Falling in Love’ is not your best work as it does not feel that it “goes anywhere” (do you know what I mean?). Serious silliness is fun … like Satie! The e minor fugue intrigued me. The subject itself is great but as it proceeded I wondered where it would go. I was not disappointed as the work from about 1.10 to 1.30 took me to new vistas that I particularly liked as it is just there in most fugues that interest can lag (unless you are Bach or Shostakovitch).
Have you had any music recorded that is not for piano?
Ray
I had not seen activity that applied to my kind of music, so I kind of drifted off.
I certainly have an interest in choral music. I've had a couple of pieces performed recently. Can we put up PDFs of our compositions? It has been a while.....
Hi Steve!
I've listened to your Fugue. I was quite impressed how you managed to (in a tonal way) express your feelings and intellect. Where have you studied and what has made you a master in judo? See you!
With Friendly Regards
Kjell
Thank you, Steve for sharing this music with us. I shall return again to hear more of it. But this far I am taken by the "g minor prelude and fugue" and "In such a small place". Wonderful! Once again thank you!
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