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    • Krisp
      Complainte de l'époux outragé (orchestre, orgue, orgue de barbarie et voix)

      By Krisp · Posted

      Hi all of you,   I come back with this little steal to submit to you. The text is a dialogue, in this form of popular speech of the beginning of the century (last)... I wanted to make this alternation between the woman's love exaltation (With the complicity of the church organ) and the squeaky violence going crescendo of the man, while evoking the turn of a street song.In the end, we will hear the organ of barbarism to which the last word belongs... I sing the vocal line, which is not simple... Thanks !  
    • Zax37
      My demo reel

      By Zax37 · Posted

      Hi! 🙂 New guy here, hobbyist composer with barely any musical education. 😅 In the past I've played a bit of piano and more recently tried to learn to play guitar with poor results. 😅 Looking forward to learn from you folks and maybe even collaborate? 🙂 But first things first, I thought it made sense to show where I'm currently at. Here's a demo that I've compiled recently:  Essentially, I've collected the best of my drafts which I hesitated to call done, as I usually do, and compiled them into a music demo in order that hopefully makes some sense... I also have a soundcloud account, though it is pretty empty for the reason stated above...  😅  Any tips and suggestions are welcome of course, I'll be hanging around reading and trying to improve.  🙂   
    • murphybridget
      If They May Dance: Grand Waltz for Orchestra

      By murphybridget · Posted

      It's completely understandable to feel a bit disheartened when receiving feedback that challenges your approach to composition or orchestration. However, it's important to remember that constructive criticism is an invaluable tool for growth and development as a musician.
    • Some Guy That writes Music
      'ADAPTATION' For Large Orchestra (2024) - All feedback welcome

      By Some Guy That writes Music · Posted

      I'm curious to whether this is for double string orchestra, or two quintets, simply because you chose the solo instruments for playback. I would be a little worried about how some sections would carry with dynamic difference between homophonic horns versus polyphonic strings.   Part1: Really cool, the way the tremolos in the strings bother had separate and unison dynamic ideas was really cool. The texture of this movement is really cool. The more sparse melodic fragments were quite interesting. I myself am quite partial sustained melodic ideas, but you conveyed this sparser melody very well in this movement. Part 2: A good atmosphere. You are very skilled at connecting very different textures to unifying to a single environment. Atmospheric music is generally not my taste because it doesn't command me to feel an emotion like most, Baroque - Romantic period do. However, I think your music doesn't fail the way most music in this style does. It has emotional bounds that I feel. Part 3: Generally the same ideas as part 1. I really appreciate how even without a strong melody, you are able to very clearly connect the different sections. Also at 17:05, I can't stop hearing Brahms lullaby. I am scarred by that challenge we had earlier in the year.
    • Some Guy That writes Music
      Memorial on a Mountain

      By Some Guy That writes Music · Posted

      Thank you! I really do appreciate your words. I actually am still working on the sadness and sorrow prompt. I have an idea with a different tonal system in mind, but I've been struggling to find the balance between sadness and tonality. I find the prompt words of sadness and depressed to be quite specific, with the picture in my head to be sort of empty, with a disheartening melody. Finding this melody has been the challenge for me lately. So I'm taking so time to find examples that complete the picture in my head. So far the most similar compositions to what I'm imagining are atonal works be Webern, and more minimalistic expressionists. This is a very different style than what I wright so finding the sweet spot has been a challenge. It may take me some time to complete the prompt I believe. 
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