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I am proud to present my latest piece of music, "Pax" for Drum and Bugle Corps. This piece gives me a feeling of peace, of contentedness. It reminds me of a personal maxim of mine (well, it's a personal maxim of mine now):
E Pace Venit Gaudium; Out of Peace Comes Joy.
Pax
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Posted 18 March 2011 - 07:44 PM
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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:09 PM
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Not a bad piece. It got a little boring in parts but the length was good.
I don't know what you've got going on with your bass drum writing.. perhaps that's some concert band thing I don't know about.
The title. Pax means peace, not peace and joy. It seems that's what your title is saying.
Not a bad piece. It got a little boring in parts but the length was good.
I don't know what you've got going on with your bass drum writing.. perhaps that's some concert band thing I don't know about.
The title. Pax means peace, not peace and joy. It seems that's what your title is saying.
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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:31 PM
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I'm aware of the translation of Pax. But Peace can bring about joy, and is often associated with the feeling of joy.
And, as far as I'm aware, my bass drum writing is the standard style for marching bands/drum corps.
And, as far as I'm aware, my bass drum writing is the standard style for marching bands/drum corps.
“Nihil sacrum in comoedia.”
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Posted 19 March 2011 - 03:30 PM
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Good piece, i agree with Mr. Pax though. Also, your horn part is way too high. I would considering changing the key perhaps.
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Posted 19 March 2011 - 09:31 PM
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How is the horn part way too high? The horn goes up to Concert F, does it not? I've made sure that that's as high as I go. And this piece is for Drum Corps anyway, an activity in which players are often asked to play beyond what is considered their normal ability.
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Posted 19 March 2011 - 09:53 PM
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How is the horn part way too high? The horn goes up to Concert F, does it not? I've made sure that that's as high as I go. And this piece is for Drum Corps anyway, an activity in which players are often asked to play beyond what is considered their normal ability.
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:30 PM
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After much ado, I've changed it. It's in B-Flat now, the horn part is therefore lower, I've fixed it up a little beyond that sort of thing, and I sincerely apologize for any snappiness that may have come across.
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