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A concert band work that I recently finished. I started this work over two years ago and wrote most of the thematic material then. Today I finished it adding the second half of it.
Suggestions for a better title are highly appreciated! Comments welcome. Enjoy!
Contest Piece for Wind Ensemble
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 10:26 PM
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- Instruments Played:Trombone, Piano
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 11:52 PM
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quite good very good wow bravooooooooooooooooo
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Posted 24 February 2010 - 03:20 PM
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It sounds sort of like a piece for a game. any future plans for this piece?
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Posted 24 February 2010 - 09:31 PM
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Very nice, I think this will make a good competition piece... I actually don't have much to say! The brass writing is powerful and effective. I especially like the major seconds. I'd clean up the oboe and flute parts in 15-16 and better specify what you mean in 170-171 with the tuba.
Have you studied many wind ensemble scores? Reed, Curnow, Grainger... Mahler? Your approach is not particularly subtle but this piece isn't supposed to be. Great concert starter or finisher.
Have you studied many wind ensemble scores? Reed, Curnow, Grainger... Mahler? Your approach is not particularly subtle but this piece isn't supposed to be. Great concert starter or finisher.
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Posted 05 March 2010 - 05:25 PM
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As always, a spectacular work! This astounds me, especially all the strange notations in strange changing time and key signatures you have, so I don't have much to say besides excellent work.
The things I would change include the strange pause at 71 for that piccolo part that I'm not a fan of. Soon after you have the piccolo solo, which is nice, but I think you repeat it too many times on - even when adding horn and trumpet counter melodies.
The things I would change include the strange pause at 71 for that piccolo part that I'm not a fan of. Soon after you have the piccolo solo, which is nice, but I think you repeat it too many times on - even when adding horn and trumpet counter melodies.
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Posted 06 March 2010 - 10:36 AM
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It would be interesting to hear this played live - do you have any plans for that?
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Posted 06 March 2010 - 05:46 PM
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- My Compositional Styles:Music that sounds good.
- Notation Software/Sequencers:Sibelius 7.0.2; DP 7
- Instruments Played:Trombone, Piano
None yet, though any ensemble that's willing to try is welcome.
jawoodruff, on 14 July 2011 - 08:03 PM, said:
I thought you were busy re-writing Mahler? :P
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Posted 01 April 2010 - 06:34 PM
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Wow! I love this piece, its incredible. I have no words. Get it performed!
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Posted 01 April 2010 - 07:00 PM
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Really cool! The brass part is very lively. This would definitely be a challenging piece to play, but it sounds amazing. Thanks for posting, I really enjoy it.
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Posted 02 April 2010 - 03:51 PM
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I really love this piece. I enjoy the music, and not only that, the score is beautifully done! I wish I could get my scores looking like that. This piece would be difficult to play, driving the band to work hard and would definitely give the feeling of "I JUST OWNED THAT PIECE" after the performance (if played well). Not for the faint of heart to play, but it's not hard in the sense that you don't know what you're doing. You definitely know what you're doing. Great piece, and I'm sure many would be willing to play a performance.
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