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April 2021

The Fisherman's Song Hi, Performing my latest work for the piano. The Fisherman's Song Regards, Saul Saul Gefen · The Fisherman's Song Discussion The Fisherman's Song 1 Like Yucatan Serenade Guitar and string orchestra <a href="https://app.box.com/s/0b97is0fsa8gwf115ufj453eyh1r9nzu">https://app.box.com/s/0b97is0fsa8gwf115ufj453eyh1r9nzu</a> Discussion Yucatan Serenade 1 Like "Frolic" for String Quartet Hello again,Thank you to everyone who has given feedback on the first two movements of my "Spring Suite" for String Quartet. Below is the third and final movement, "Frolic". The entire suite is 7:… Discussion "Frolic" for String Quartet 1 Like Biden adminstration to pay composers for the… Washington 1 April 2021 In a surprising twist on the Biden administration's economic stimulus plan, a proposal is being floated to include funds for the purchase of musical compositions. According t… Discussion Biden adminstration to pay composers for the… 1 Like Ballad for Solo Piano I find slow-tempo music to be harder to write than up-tempo. Here's a sample of one effort in that direction. Comments as always invited > Discussion Ballad for Solo Piano 1 Like Some recent contests and calls for scores These are open to all, have no or minimal restrictions on who can enter, and have no entry fee. I have no personal connection to them and no further information about them. If you go to the site li… Discussion Some recent contests and calls for scores 2 Likes

March 2021

Song without words -mezzo, baritone, orchest… Hello again, This item started out as an experiment to check the balance between a high and low voice against the orchestra – like what I could get away with! But I ended up developing it into anothe… Discussion Song without words -mezzo, baritone, orchest… 1 Like Sir Roger Scruton on "The Classical Traditio… In which he makes a distinction between "modernism" and avant garde, and many other points. I happened upon this talk to a fairly small audience and found it most engaging. I cannot help but confess… Discussion Sir Roger Scruton on "The Classical Traditio… 1 Like My first orchestral piece So this is my first real stab at an orchestral piece. I picture the great creator playing God in his toy room ; ) I call it "Soul Damned People" Im new to orchestral writing and approached this lik… Discussion My first orchestral piece 3 Likes

February 2021

Waltz - 1'50" - for midnight. A break from chromatic music. Diatonic. And NO MORE Italian instructions - promise! Except words already adopted into English, like "tempo". Perhaps it could be developed to make it a… Discussion Waltz - 1'50" 4 Likes Piece for Strings, Cor Anglais and Horns - w… Good morning, A moody piece not so far from tonality. (I may have posted it before – if so a long time ago. Apologies if so.) Point is, I used its .xml to try to produce a score with notation softwar… Discussion Piece for Strings, Cor Anglais and Horns - w… 2 Likes Le Rocher Perce I am posting this here for several reasons. One, no one has posted here yet, so somebody has to be first. Two, the length of the piece (16 minutes) means few will listen to it the whole way, and thos… Discussion Le Rocher Perce 2 Likes

January 2021

BBC Symphony Orchestra CORE update Discussion BBC Symphony Orchestra CORE update 2 Likes Quaoar for intermediate brass 5tet Hello colleagues, I posted this a couple of years ago, it has gone through some significant modification since then, based on feedback from brass players. I find a big challenge in writing music for… Discussion Quaoar for intermediate brass 5tet 1 Like

December 2020

Sweet Hour Of Prayer This is music based on an old hymn I grew up with xcalled " Sweet Hour Of Prayer" I'm using Tina Quo Cello Legato, Joshua Bell violin, Soundiron's harp, a pad patch from Spitfire's Albion One. Reve… Discussion Sweet Hour Of Prayer 1 Like

August 2020

New Piano piece - Should I add strings? I often write piano as a sketch and then add to it with strings and other instrumentation. Sometimes I leave the piano in as well. In this instance I'm not sure - I really like the emptiness of just… Discussion New Piano piece - Should I add strings? 2 Likes

July 2020

Open discussion - Why do you compose in the… Hello colleagues, We have a variety of composers on this site who write music in many different styles, from neoclassical (music in the style of a period of history), modern classical, jazz, ragtime… Discussion Open discussion - Why do you compose in the… 2 Likes BBC Symphony Orchestra FREE Link is HERE If you fill out a questionnaire Spitfire says they will send you a free download for a 33 piece orchestra. Alternately you may purchase the library for 49.00 right away. Of course this… Discussion BBC Symphony Orchestra FREE 1 Like Building the Stage, for viola, cello, and do… Hello colleagues, This is one of a series of pieces written as interstitial music for an upcoming concert of the Baltimore Composers Forum. The concert is all dance pieces, and the BCF needed some mu… Discussion Building the Stage, for viola, cello, and do… 1 Like

June 2020

Music for Orchestra 4. (5'30") One of a series I've got into. The number 4 is arbitrary referring just to the 'attempt'. It was completed about month ago then revised slightly the other day. Slow and fairly atonal/abstract. Many… Discussion Music for Orchestra 4. (5'30") 2 Likes Music for Orchestra 1 (5'00") It's scored for Picc, Flute, Bass Fl, Ob, Bass Ob, Clar, Bass Clar..........4 horns, 3 tpts, 2 trombones, bass trb, various percussion, coloratura, strings. It includes a high (coloratura) voice as… Discussion Music for Orchestra 1 (5'00") 3 Likes