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Originally Posted by Michael A. Wiktor
OK,
I hope I didn't come off too harsh,?  but I am passionate about a composer developing their own voice and style without "much" intervention of overly instructed and strict influences.
A good composition "will" have "balance" in tone, themes, dynamics, articulations, etc.
A "great" composer "will" have a "balance" of education and instruction with natural, intuitive, and creative passion for orchestral expression.
Michael |
You were fine. I totally agree with that. I really hate it when people pretty much just rely on theory to create their pieces. Whenever I hear a piece composed that way, I don't really like it.