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Wow! 😍 You can probably tell one of my favorite composers is in fact, Chopin! One thing about the piano is that its too far away sounding, making it a bit of a strain to listen to. However, I can put that aside because these variations are in fact gorgeous. But one thing you need to do is.....and I can hear the whole forum thinking this too....please provide a score! Something of this much beauty must be documented! For example, the Fantaisie Impromptu variations are very fast, and I'm really curious how you notated this (for my own learning). Your key changing is also just, really really awesome. You don't overdo it, but when you make these changes, its magical. One minor criticism would be that the tempo is insanely fast. I personally like it, but some people may have a hard time with fast music without any breaks. This is why we need to let the listener breath a little with different rhythms. I do appreciate that you tone down the tempo towards the end which I feel is a beautiful touch!

Hi all! This is my setting of the Heine poem, "Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht." This poem was set by Johannes Brahms in 1884, included in his Op.96. I decided to set this poem during my first semester of college, studying vocal performance, because I was assigned Brahms' setting of the text but wasn't satisfied with his take on it (sacrilegious as that is). The playback isn't the best, seeing as it's just a MIDI export from musescore, but I'm going to try and record it myself when I get a chance. I hope you enjoy! Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht.mp3

My first piece after taking a break from composing for a few years - would really appreciate any and all feedback.

I know, I've posted this one before. (This is the last one I promise) Just trying to be 100% confident in being complete with this score. Been working hard on it, and anyone who points out a flaw, mistake, or concern with playability somewhere, especially in the piano part, I'll order you a pizza. (no cap. 🤣 I'll deada** send a pizza to someone's house if they can find something that needs improvement, given it doesn't involve re-writing a whole section. Just more-or-less anything in the score that needs maintenance, or would be difficult for a player to perform)The_Long_Arctic_Midnight_Suite__Kyle_Hilton_UncleRed99_With_Spitfire_VST_Audio.pdf The_Long_Arctic_Midnight_Suite__Kyle_Hilton_UncleRed99_With_Spitfire_VST_Audio.custom_score.mp3

Never_Forget__Reimagined_2.0_-_Arr._Kyle_Hilton_Feat._Spitfire_LABS_VST (1).pdf Never_Forget__Reimagined_2.0_-_Arr._Kyle_Hilton_Feat._Spitfire_LABS_VST.mid Never_Forget__Reimagined_2.0_spitfire_vst.mp3 Greetings and Salutations, once again! Back when I was getting my feet wet, again, with composing, my first full orchestra arrangement was this one. Since I've been practicing getting this stuff right again, I took the liberty of revisiting this old arrangement of mine, of a Halo Trilogy OST track, named "Never Forget" by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori (geniuses by the way) I also recently found out how to use VST plugins with MuseScore 4, so I could swap out some of the more "digital" sounding, integrated MuseSound VSTs (Which are far from lackluster, to be fair, just have some minor quirks that many people including myself don't particularly enjoy about the playback audio), like, for instance, the Trombones and French Horns having their Tinny or overpowering playback sound, and the Piano playback sound genuinely lacking in depth. I've swapped out these voicings for Spitfire VST sounds, and I believe they sound much better, but that's up to interpretation of the listener 🙂 For this piece, the original composition is written in G Major. I've taken it down to F# Major, to give it a darker tone. I've also used elements from both the Halo 3 Track by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, as well as the "Never Forget (Midnight Version)" Composition by Kazuma Jinnouchi, written for the Halo 4 Soundtrack, to create something a bit more fresh in it's sound. Hopefully I hit the nail on the head, but that's not up for me to judge. Let me know your thoughts on this. I did not download any sheet music to complete this. I did this all from scratch on a new score, taking notes while listening to both of the original compositions mentioned above, and, note for note, did what I do with music 😅🤣 Hopefully you all enjoy it! Thanks in advance for any feedback or kind reviews.

I know I'm late to the party on this post, but I'd like to add to @PeterthePapercomPoser's comment. I agree the piece is overwhelmingly in 6/4, given the accents provided in the music that suggest the measure ends at 6 beats, with the quarter-note being the predominant duration (hence the 4 in 6/4). However, I'm also hearing parts of it that suggest there are 2 measures of 3/4, then 1 measure of 6/4, that repeat within it. (The percussion hits tell me this, as well as the chord's leading tones, in how they're guiding the ear along the melody. It's difficult to explain how my hear ear travels with knowing where each barline is or should be at between the measures. I hope I was able to come across understandably enough lol)

Dude, this is cool! I'm loving the Afro-American Jazz era-style chord voicings here. The use of Grace notes to accentuate the melody and countermelodies beneath it works well. Creative chord progressions, and powerful transition choices. I also heard you've got good skill with balancing and giving each section of the orchestra a "featured" moment within the work. Which is always appreciated by live orchestral groups, for sure. (I'd know! I used to play in one! Loved getting me a Trumpet solo that ended on a high D6 or D#6. Those notes, specifically, when played well by a trumpeter will just ring out and resonate well after the player cuts off. Love those moments, in my previous experiences. anyway, I got off track. ADHD brain.) Overall, I don't think you've done a bad job here at all man. Props to you for getting out of your comfort zone to try doing orchestra work again. You have a knack for it, like many others on this platform do! 🙂 You fit right in, brother.

I got sidetracked composing my new album, and did this arrangement of the classic opening song. Let me know what you guys think. Mocking up that sort of vocal melody with samples, with a lot of repeated notes, and where the singer deliberately isn't always on pitch and the lyrics are half-spoken is tough.

@piajo @PeterthePapercomPoser @MJFOBOE @MantisToboggan, thanks for listening, it really means a lot to share a thought or two! Your words mean a lot, thank you 🙂 Suffering and death were what inspired this, and I don't know why this music full of optimism came out. Maybe it was my escape from it. Maybe it was a refusal to believe what was happening. Regardless, it's a part of all our lives, and although sad in the moment, it's as natural as breathing. There are some moments that felt incomplete to me. I could have tinkered with the percussion and harp all damn day, but in the end, I'm happy with how it turned out. Maybe I'll revise it at some point, and comments like yours will help when the time comes. But for now, I like how you commented as if reading a story, marking the highs and lows as you typed. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This would have sat on my computer for years without you urging me to post. This was a lot of work that would have gone to waste if it weren't for you; you're a good man and good friend. Thanks Peter. Thanks for referencing a composer I didn't know! I love the piece you recommended, and thanks for listening to my music, I can for sure hear similarities with what I wrote. 🙂 My man, thanks brother

A very good piece of work. Sounds coherent in style and form.

I searched for other soundfonts. I think this one, called "harmonica basic" (by TheSoundfontMaker) is much less like an accordion and more like a harmonica. Listen to it and let me know.

Hello Luis, Thanks for standing with the truth and understanding and recognizing the injustice and crimes that we have for the past 72 days been subjected to. Regarding the software sound, indeed it might be sounding more like an accordion. However, I tried two options and the other one sounded even more like an accordion. This is Musescore's "Musescore_General.sf3" soundfont. If you are aware of another soundfont that can be used with Musescore that sounds better, let me know!

Well, both «harmony» and «counterpoint» by piston will do you well. As for the A-/E to E7 Its an A minor chord but with an E on the bass (instead of an A) that goes to E7 (e g# b d)

Hello @Samuel_vangogh Thanks for your feedback. Could you expand on the preparing and resolving of dissonances? Could you recommend a book or website where I can learn the rules of how to resolve and prepare dissonances? What do you mean with A-/E E7, I am not very familiar with the chord notation you used here? For the image, it was just an attempt at a connecting passage, but I will probably just extend the part before to make it link to the part after

Hey thanks! There are a lot of libraries I use. Olympus Choirs, Nucleus and Cinebrass, Cinematic Strings 2, the free MTPowerDrum Kit by Manda Audio,...

Really well written, I love the flow of the rhythm.

Really exciting and complex piece.

Hello Your reasons and arguments are very valuable. Regarding the musical aspect, from my point of view, the software is very inefficient to emulate the harmonica sound, which is quite complicated. It sounds more like an accordion.

I had my headphones at maximum volume while listening to this.........

Hi, I would love to share with you this short piece of Melody/Riff I've composed

Hello, @Ho Sen Ken! Thanks for letting us hear your work. I have to say: this is fascinating! I loved listening to it and began to tune it out after the first 2 minutes (as any atonal work rightfully should!). Reminds me very strongly of Sorabji and the rigid, cold atonalism of the 2nd Viennese School. I'd love to hear you discuss the techniques you used to write this work. Despite being a fan of serialism, I'm not too keen on the intricacies of writing serialist music, so I can't say much there. I will say that the dissonances are well balanced and the recurring motifs are very apparent and occur frequently. Great piece here! I don't want to know how long it took you to cook this one up 😅

Hey there, @Aw Ke Shen! Thank you for giving us this new work. Congratulations on publishing your first work, by the way! I'm sure it is an exhilarating thing (speaking as somebody who has never published anything before 😅). Speaking as somebody playing Rachmaninoff's prelude for an upcoming recital, I have to say it is... well, a little reminiscent, to say the least. I would have to agree with what @PeterthePapercomPoser said: it feels like your work borrows too heavily from Rachmaninoff's, while simultaneously offering only a handful of its own memorable musical moments. Just on a whim, I gave your other works a listen, and they seem to have a more developed and interesting harmonic characteristic that I feel is much more 'you', in a way. Because you were trying to 'thread' that proverbial needle, all of those little 'you' moments were swept away in this piece. That being said, I don't want to be a complete downer: it's an interesting work overall, and you took it differently in the B section and the repeated A section. That change to the original music was a breath of fresh air, and I didn't mind listening to it. But then again, we're just the critics: you shouldn't feel too bad about constructive feedback! It's always good to learn from your mistakes. Thank you for sharing anyway! It was worth my time listening to your work 😊

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Hello, @Aw Ke Shen! Thank you for commenting on my work. That's certainly a surprise to me; I thought the bassline felt a little rigid after I finished composing, but I suppose that's neither here nor there. Maybe I'm being a little self critical. Either way, I appreciate the positive sentiment! 😭 Good to see I'm not alone in this. Keep fighting!

This helped me immensely this evening. Thank you so much for your detailed answer, and the examples. You helped solve my problem and I'm so glad I found your answer tonight! THANKYOU!!!