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Originally Posted by ablyth
Yes that makes sense. I was only going on what I heard. But 6/8 or 6/16 is much of a muchness. Maybe 6/8 is a little less daunting on the page - less of a psychological stumbling block, where 6/16 suggests you are going to put your fingers into overdrive.
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Exactly.
I believe that it's important for composers to understand that you don't get bonus points for making your music hard to read. I've seen countless pieces passed over simply for the fact that they "looked hard". This is especially important when attempting to get new orchestral works performed, since (close-minded) orchestras tend to pigeon-hole new works as "noise" and presenting them with a "difficult-looking" score just gives them another reason to not bother with it!
Composing is not (or should not be) about hearing a MIDI representation of your work - it's about hearing it played by real musicians. Only then do you actually find out if your music works and how it really sounds. Sorry to harp (HA!) on these points, but I really do want to see everyone here improve, and I believe my advice will help with that!
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