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It worked, but as others have hinted, a foundation in harmony (at least) is needed - that can be had by studying a traditional 4-part hymn book along with an awareness of certain rules (though I'd be happier to call them guidelines - they became rules when examining bodies spotted the chance to make a bit more cash): no parallel fifths* and octaves; avoid doubling the 3rd in 4-part chords if at all possible; leading note rises to the tonic unless just quitting it, preparing discords etc etc. Many of these rules came from the days of polyphony/counterpoint as part of training aimed at teaching polyphonic composition to barely musical people. Also in those days the majority of performers of this music were musically untrained so it had to be easy to sing.
I did notice a couple of points, if you want to be strictly traditional. At about 27 seconds, there's a seventh that was unprepared. Nothing wrong with that but it does place the style at around Brahms or later; and a couple of places where the interval of a fourth jars, possibly because of the chord layout itself or you've opted for a second inversion - at 44 seconds for instance.
I'm not exactly sure what happens there. I have no notation software. I've had demos but it's always been far too slow for the kind of person who grabs a wad of music paper and pencil given a flash of inspiration (and they're too few to miss the chance)! The propect of having to wait for a computer to fire up or wrestle with the quirks of the software does not appeal.
My introduction to Sibelius was a warning. I often start without barlines/time signatures. Sibelius, for all its astronomic cost, wasn't going to let me do that! I hate a slave that dictates the way I do creative things!
Anyway, good luck,
M
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