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    • cloud10000
      Op109 Nr11 An impression of Kyoto

      By cloud10000 · Posted

      Hello everyone, I am back, this is my new piece, hope you like it.
    • shamirtheviolinist
      Violin Concerto - Movement I (2019)

      By shamirtheviolinist · Posted

      How did you create that beautiful background in the pdf? Beautiful concerto btw!
    • shamirtheviolinist
      Writing in different styles

      By shamirtheviolinist · Posted

      Hi everyone! Listening to many composers has inspired me to write like them. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Shostakovich were all masters at their craft. I'd love to write like these men but, I also need to know how they write. I've tried studying scores but nothing seems to help. If someone would be gracious enough to individually list and name different characteristics of the composers that I named would be greatly appreciated! Thank You! P.S. My apologies if I'm asking for to much.
    • shamirtheviolinist
      Finding your own voice

      By shamirtheviolinist · Posted

      Hi everyone! I am a beginner composer who needs help finding my own voice. I find myself writing music that I've already listened to. How did you guys/girls find your own musical voice? 
    • pateceramics
      Concerto Grosso

      By pateceramics · Posted

      I agree with Simen-N.  More contrast between what material is given to the soloists, and what is given to the rest of the players would help.  As it is, the quartet's lines may get lost under the heavier texture of the other strings, because often both are playing at the same time, and there isn't too much difference in the rhythms or ranges of the material they present at that time.  It can be a case of making some decisions to assign what you already have here differently.  The first section has a long intro by just the larger group.  That could be reorganized as call and response from one set of players to the other.  Later when both groups are in simultaneously, giving the larger orchestra simpler material and the quartet more of the moving lines that feel more virtuosic would help them stand out.  You could also put the larger group on pizz. for a while, and give your soloists some nice legato that would stand out in contrast.   Your skipping rhythm at the beginning could be written using staccatos instead of alternating eighth notes and eighth rests for a cleaner score, but I know you said you wanted to clean up the score.  It all sounds nice, so just reassigning who is playing what in some places may tighten it up a lot.  Thumbs up!
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