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Originally Posted by palestrina64
It does recall VERY closely and dangerously at least 2 of Vivaldi's string concertos, in form, movements organization, harmonic plan, texture... it is a great piece, but you might have gotten too close to the original model(s). And, I dare say, I believe it also the case with your Salve Regina and the fugal finale for your Gloria. It seems you got the tools: why don't you try something a bit less "obviously inspired by"?
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For this piece, this was the point. I probably should mention that the outer movements (1 & 3) were composed first intentionally as a pastiche, hoping that they would be performed at a public congregation of school officials in the city, while remaining anonymous. When I was told it would be performed in a concert instead of simply incidental music by a quartet, I started composing a second movement (there are a different second movement, but it was just a simple and short Grave that linked the two), which I believe to have more originality
I'm not only composing the in Baroque — I have been working on a few pieces (though they will probably forever remain drafts :/) which are considerably minimalist. I have a few non-Baroque things posted as well here as well.
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Originally Posted by palestrina64
Question: there are some "suspicious" parallel 8ves in the Allegro
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When writing this, I didn't care too much about parallel fifths or octaves, because many Baroque composers (Italian or otherwise) didn't either. Like I said, this piece was intentionally composed as a pastiche.
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Originally Posted by palestrina64
Nut what about the viola part in the slow movement (measures 26-27)? Is that just a type-setting mistake (A or Ab)?
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Nope, this is intended.
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Do you have more concertos or vocal music? I'd love to hear them and prove me wrong!
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I have two more pastiches to post (one of them being a concerto and choral psalm setting), and plus I'm overdue on an update to my Symphony draft (which I forgot the link to).
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Originally Posted by Zetetic
Was a recording made? String writing can't be realised even vaguely believably by MIDI.
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Yes, but I hesitate to advertise them, given the fact that they're by a high school orchestra. I've love to get a recording of this by a Baroque ensemble, though.
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Originally Posted by echurchill
Do you contribute music to the Werner Icking Archive very often? I have found some very rare music there and am very grateful to have it.
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I love WIMA as well; it's a resource that has proved invaluable for my learning and education.
The only contrib other than this that I've made is an orchestration of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565), which I will not credit as Bach because it's contested whether he composed it or not.
Thanks for your comments, all.
