Ballad

Here is a piece I wrote in 2004. I made a score for it recently though. It was my first attempt at making a score.



(C) 2004 Jair Crawford

Jair Crawford untitled.mp3 - Song - MP3 Stream on IMEEM Music
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Could you tell us more about the piece? What you wrote it for, what idea's you had in mind?

From the MIDI, its a nice piece. A nice opening, nicely balanced strings with the piano.

The bass drum is good - gives a nice depth to the piece.

I like the way the piece builds up, to a nice climax, then slowly returns to only the piano and strings.

At the 119th bar, I think the strings need to continue for a little while longer, to fill that gap in the piano. From that point on, I think it would sound better without the strings, and just the piano on its own. Maybe bring the strings back for the held chord at the end, to finish the piece.

At 123, I think I know what you're trying to do with the cymbal, but the way it sounds on the MIDI, and the .sib file, it doesn't sound right. Maybe a sustained note with a trill would work better, I'm not sure.

See what other people think, I'm still new at this (Y)

Overal though, it's a great piece. A great ballad. Well done, and I look forward to hearing more of your work!

Thanks for the review! I wrote Ballad for my album.
I have it in .wav format but I do not know how to post a .wav attachment.

Oh ok, they're at cdbaby.com yeah? I'll go have a listen.

If you're interested:
Media Converter

Great website to convert between almost anything, easily between .wav and .mp3

I feel I should mention it was Robin who found that converter site

I'm listening to the other piece's on your CD, I especially like By The Seaside, and Sunrise! They're awesome.

You've got great talent in this genre! Keep it up!

I'm uploading my .wav file to Media Convert right now. Do I just post a link to my file on Media Convert onto my thread here?

No, where you have the option to upload files, upload the MP3 to your post.

EDIT: Sorry, not a great explanation. When the .wav file is uploaded, you have the option to download the .mp3, or what ever format you chose. You can download it to your computer, then upload it again to this thread

Oh, it has to be MP3?

I'm not sure, what file extensions you're able to upload to the forums. I think .mp3 would give the best result.

I'll try the .wav first and if it doesn't work, I'll try the .mp3. WAVs have better sound quality.