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Hi @Aiwendil! Just like @Luis Hernández said this one is very joyful and solemn to listen to. I love how you augur the theme by trumpet first and then followed by other instruments. That Lydian sounding C natural in b.16 and 20 hints at a more antique English style and I like it. The imitation section follows is nicely done as well, and very nice reprise as well, with the Amen cadence at the end! Thx for sharing! P.S. Thx for your comments on my youtube channel for my Violin Sonata! Henry

Mike this one is funny! The mashup doesn't sound too off together and well fitted to the Xmas mood haha. Henry

Hi @Wieland Handke! Of course this one is more colorful than your first submission, but both are good in their own ways. The first one in a chamber setting is more calm and serene in character, while this one is more "universal" and broader with an orchestral setting. Thx for sharing the second version and submission! Henry

Hi @Wieland Handke! I love how the three instruments blend together and honestly this is the first time I heard of the instrument Theorbo and it said it's somewhat like a lower register lute. Like Mike said this piece is really calm, especially with the lower volume organ and the Theorbo. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @HoYin Cheung! It sounds a lot like the interlocking structure of Gamelan but this time with chimes and marimba haha. Nice polyrhythm as well. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Vavrinec! This is a really enjoyable festive little miniature! It's so joyful to listen to, and even if the mood sounds easy you still use technique to make it sound easy. The opening is already captivating with the 6/8 lively rhythm. The combination of the flute melody, high shivering tremolo strings, running notes for Clarinet and the triangle aleady set the festive tone really well, and then the oboe joins in which is a nice addition. I may repeat the whole section but this with the strings doing the melody and winds doing the accompaniment. For the trio section I like how you give lower register instrument like bassoon and cello to sing the melody, contrasting with the main section, plus in a warmer subdominant key. B.25-32 gives great depth to the melody and I really love how you add the sleigh bell ! Honestly I just want the passage to extend to infinity! And the end, what a nice random pause! It really creates a humorous effect that is well suited to the mood of the piece. Really nice piece, thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @Crescent Roulade! This Christmas piece gives me a Chinese feeling because of its use of pentatonic notes. I do enjoy this little piece! Like @PeterthePapercomPoser said I perceive the melody to begin rather on beat than in syncopation, and in 4/4 time than 8/4 time. Thx for joining the event! Henry

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. To be honest, I have no idea how Suno works. But in that case, the basis of this piece, which is the tintinnabuli, would be broken.

Tho I think it's nothing special to have perfect pitch, since millions of people have it. But with pitch each key does have their distinctive characters. Maybe that's why some people feel like different keys sound the same. Yeah they say Chinese and esp. my language Cantonese gives ppl a higher chance to have perfect pitch, becoz in my case there are 6 (or some may say 9 or 10) tones so we are already familiar with different tones when we are babies which help create the perfect putch thing. Henry

What a coincidence. There are a whopping 24 standard keys to choose from, and we have the same favorite. Of course, in a world with things like the Birthday Parodox, that is perhaps after all not so surprising. It's extremely nice having perfect pitch, isn't it? They say it's a curse, but it's the difference between hearing in black and white, as normal people do, and hearing a whole spectrum of colors. In truth, I can't fathom how ordinary people hear. Apparently, they hear structure--intervals--but do not associate particular notes and keys with any unique qualities. I always wonder how they can even perceive a key change. To me, a change of key is, for example, like going from yellow to purple. But they evidently do not have that experience--for them it's purely about the intervals. I took a genetic test recently which showed that I apparently have heightened musicality from distant Finnish ancestors. I wonder if this is where I get the perfect pitch from. I am not Asian, to be sure, so it isn't related to having Chinese ancestry (Chinese people have a very high rate of perfect pitch, probably due to a mix of genetics and the nature of their language).

Beautiful, haunting theme. VERY dark sounding. I actually think the microtonal version sounds better because it gives off that "ruined castle vibe" a little more realistically in my opinion, and I feel like it accentuates your melody. The dynamics of your stringed instruments are well done.

My favourite key too!!!!!!

My favorite musical key happens to be C# Minor. Soundcloud has evidently caught onto this as seen by the fact that half of the music it recommends to me happens to be in said key. C# Minor for me evokes spiritual depth and drama, and I experience it as generally having a softly glowing sunset orange coloration.

For this piece I made two versions. While inputting the piece with all its microtones into Musescore, it ended up sounding quite bad with all the microtones that I had included (probably owing to the fact that the piece is already quite dissonant without the microtones). So I removed all the microtones and made a version of it that's free of any microtones. That's the 1st version. Then, once I was done with that version of the piece, I went back and made a 2nd version with very light microtonal embellishments, mostly only in the melodic voices and only on minor chords (making them sub-minor in 24TET, meaning I brought the minor 3rd of minor chords down a quarter-step). My intent with using those particular microtones is to make the piece even darker than it would be if it was just a regular minor key piece. But let me know what you think about both versions and which one you like better! I welcome your comments, suggestions, critiques or just observations. Thanks for listening!

Thanks! Yeah, I think I would have a hard time writing an extended piece for brass ensemble too.

Here is my submission:

Here is my submission for this year's Christmas event, a through composed setting of the coventry carol. Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts! Coventry Carol.mp3

That’s delicate, precious and beautiful. I think if you put that in Suno and add some girl singing and tinker with it, it would be super awesome

Thanks maaan. hmm yea lol. I guess to me it would be the final Christmas present when all tragedy is gone forever and its happily ever after.

Hello friends. Merry Christmas! I've spent this December 25th afternoon listening to the entries in this fantastic thread (if I missed any, it was unintentional). I’ve enjoyed it so much. I love hearing different approaches to a specific theme. I'm not much for celebrating Christmas in a traditional way, but I must confess that every year this period stirs up feelings that I sometimes try to capture. So, I wrote this little piece last year, (totally) inspired by Arvo Pärt. Best regards.

I always find it very difficult to compose for these types of ensembles. This piece sounds quite solemn, but it also stirs up certain emotions. Thank you.

Ohhh, so short but so expressive... I'm a huge fan of these mashups!