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First of all, thank you for the wonderful feedback on my wind quintet. I will reply on that thread soon, but I have a massive amount of work to do in a very short time (so I really shouldn't be here right now at all...).
Chris, this piece has some amazing writing. I definitely think the first four bars are the best and I would guess that they're the ones you put the most work into. The voice leading is excellent and the verticalities genuinely satisfying.
I recognize the idea of chorale variations here, but I'm having trouble finding bases for the variations in the theme, though I can't imagine they're not there because the piece sounds too unified to have been composed otherwise.
I was going to ask if you admire Hindemith, but on reflection I'm not so sure it's a good hunch.
I appreciate the title because of your description (I think I understand what you're getting at), but really...does it fit? I can definitely believe the idea inspired parts of the piece, but I think it clutters the music.
And I am inclined to agree with some of the others that the piece does not sound self-contained. I think you may have become acclimated to its abrupt ending, but this is just my opinion. Some parts of this scream "organ suite" to me and I think it could function really well as a complete first movement, especially if you were to transform the chorale theme in subsequent movements.
That's all I have time for at the moment, unfortunately. This is really great stuff.
Alex
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