Originally Posted by oingo86

Your score does have a lot of problems, and they would also translate into problems with the individual parts, as well. First off, 12/4 doesn't really seem what you're going for in the beginning. I think it might be good to switch the meter to 12/8, having 4 beats of dotted quarter each measure, shortening the measure sizes by half. This would be easier to read for everyone, and I think it's more appropriate since you are stressing the dotted quarter as the beat anyway.

12/4 is such a large measure to be using a lot of 8th notes in - it's very hard to read. This continues as a problem throughout. I strongly suggest you take all the passages in 12/4, 8/4, 7/4, 6/4, and divide them into groups of 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4. Especially since you use a lot of fast rhythms, which will eat up the space in the measure and offset everything else aligned with it.

Page 9 and the rest of that crazy section, really should just be in 4/4.

On page 14, you indicate in a 6/4 meter that the quarter should equal 120. This is the same issue as the opening and the part where the drums kick in, because all the instruments are favoring the dotted quarter as the beat. You should indicate it that way, which would be 90 in this case.

You need to address a lot of spacing issues as well with the score.

The music, however, is fantastic. It always keeps my interest as I listen. There's a lot of energy, contrasted by the occasional music box-like themes. Great work! But fix the score!!

P.s. Another thing - towards the end you ask the brass to perform multiphonics! May I ask why you don't just double the players? Multiphonics are very difficult to pull off!