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Originally Posted by Mike
Good work - nice use of lyrical melodies over those alternating patterns.
Obviously two minutes doesn't provide a huge amount of scope for development (I should know), but you managed to make it quite structurally sound nonetheless.
I must say that I too found the conclusion slightly inappropriate, given that you ended on what felt like chord V. But you were time-limited, I suppose, and the other elements of the piece which I enjoyed make this a minor quibble really.
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for the very kind critique Mike. It was my first serious string piece ever, so I am more than happy with your comments. I must admit that I'm normally composing normal film music, and I guess that is why I chose to end on a V-chord (keeping tension till the very end). I still like the decision, but perhaps you're right that it doesn't fit the neo-classical style as much hehe
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Originally Posted by manossg
Fantastic! And I second Mike in his view that this is very masterfully crafted for a 2 minutes restriction (what a challenge...)!
There were some minor problems with the score....
But the music was beautiful and the performance almost perfect!
Two thumbs up from me!!!
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I'm glad to hear that the performance doesn't sound as bad as in my head - you know, only the composer hears all the wrong notes
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And btw, thanks for helping me out 1 week ago, when I was trying to find out what to do with the double stops (as you see, I only ended up using two, and I think that was the right choice for the piece).
I'm actually eager to hear what the "minor problems" in the score was, so I can modify it before I forget all about it hehe. What wereyou excactly thinking of?
Mathias