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Originally Posted by Nickthoven
I like that idea, Sapphire. But which '7' criteria are you referring to?
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-Audience Appeal (and how much we as a judge enjoyed the piece overall)
-Originality and/or uniqueness
-Idiomatically effective writing
-Differing textures that appropriately highlight the selected text - this includes things like key changes, tempo changes, dynamics, articulation, and even changes in the accompaniment. It also includes effective settings of text - examples: where to use a melody in unison or octaves - or where to switch from two-part writing to four-part.
-Effective use of form (and in some cases,
having a form you keep to)
-Compositional continuity - to include elements like style and idiomatic stability - both harmonically and melodically.
-Balanced and realistic use of the ensemble (write
for a oboe/trumpet/cello/timpani/soprano, not something they cannot or cannot easily sing; challenging is fine, impossible or intentionally awkward for no reason is not)
All credit goes to leightwing
