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Thank you for getting Monty Python back in the forefront of my mind, for that's the first thing I think of when the Crusades and Holy Wars are mentioned.
So my favourite parts was.... well, let me put it this way . . . this piece was like raging rapids and I used the chimes to grab hold of and watch everything else fly by. I did like the chimes, I don't think the piece would have made much sense without them. About your rendering.... the brass sounded like they were little plastic trumpets and trombones making racket while still in the original packaging. Bring them out, try to get a fuller sound with them and balance everything else. Remember, these metal things are LOUD, and especially in your random happier section more towards the end I can hardly here them at all. Nice woodwinds, though. You have to work to do on getting the best out of your string sounds, though, they are capable of more than what you've shown.
I really like the creative title, because it really describes your style. Indeed, when I heard the first 5 seconds of the piece I chuckled aloud, because it is just so true. Your wrong note consonance style is perfectly fine, but unless you are scoring for video/film (which I know you have dabbled in) I think you should work on bringing out more recognisable themes, things that the listener can really grab hold of. Right now, it sounds like music. Music .... but not necessarily with a purpose or direction other than form. I happen to be very old-fashioned and traditionalist, so bear that in mind, but my suggestion would be to (in future compositions) work on introducing and developing more recognisable, or "catchy" tunes. There's nothing I can really remember well from this piece after several listens, and that is only my concern. As an incidental work, though, I think it would be fine. It did feel like it was telling the story. It does sound to me like it has reached a conclusion though, but I miss a sort of recapitulation. The question is whether such a thing is necessary.
Cheers to ya, mate. Hope to see more stuff, I enjoy listening to your wrong note consonance.
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