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Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 9 9 9.5 10 10 6 8.5 9 Avg: 8.9 Your Melody, Theme, Motive is wonderful. Right away I could hear what you were doing in the bass. Extremely clear and intentional, and it's a beautiful entry. Also in the intro I like how you seem to interweave the theme while modulating upwards. I can see this representing a sunset in an old western movie perhaps. The biggest criticism here would be playability. Is it playable? Sure, but the way it's written, its for a larger ensemble. This most likely could be formatted for a proper quintent and not lose too much of its texture.

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 8 6.5 9 7 10 10 7.5 7.5 Avg: 8.2 I think your scene is incredibly difficult to portray, but I hear the cultural influence of your piece. It brings me back to perhaps the 1500s. Definitely a solid melody, and fugue-like parts (perhaps more like a hybrid fugue - invention maybe?) Nevertheless, even though your harmony is simple, I do like that you changed keys halfway through.

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 8.5 5 10 8.5 10 10 10 8.5 Avg: 8.8 I think you nailed the challenge with this, the mood in my view really captures the image / scene. I know I marked you down for harmony, and normally for a mood piece like this it wouldn't be a big deal. However perhaps you could have implemented even just 1 transition (from early morning to mid morning), especially on a 5 minute piece. Other than that though, this is a very beautiful musical scene!

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 7.5 6 9 10 10 10? 9 8 Avg: 8.67 Really good job on portraying the scene, which is the whole point of this challenge. And executed with custom percussion sounds nonetheless! While the score is hard to follow, clearly you needed that setup to execute the musical output. I gave you a 10 anyway because you communicated your intent, and you clearly cared about the musical output, which is important to me as a listener. I have no idea if this is playable, but assuming yes, so you get a 10 with a question mark. This reminded me of a jungle scene which is close enough to your image! And I even hear what sounds like water in your music which I would imagine represents the reservoir. VERY well done!

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 4 10 7 10 10 10 6.5 8 Avg: 8.2 This is gorgeous and very cinematic. A very well done mood piece. I feel a much greater sense of tension. There is a great deal of tension with this piece, and it makes me wary about being on or near this mountain! Or perhaps the area around this mountain has a deep secret. A perfect score for a mystery movie. Overall, I love the harmony and the mood.

c: i ii III / VI7-6-5 / i vi5♮6 V56 vii7 bvb356 / VI7-6-5 / c:VI7==Ab:I7-6-5 /→ vl V iii / ii6 I6 Ab:I6==f:III6 / ii6-35 i6-35 V56 i24 / V56/V Gr.6 V vii7 for c /→ i V56-b3 c:Vb356==gb:Vb24bb6 / i V56 for IV gb:V56 for IV==f:Nb56 V7 f:V7==e:VIb7 / ii V7 i e:i==b:iv-24 / ii7 V i V56 / How do you think?

A bit Difficult this one..................................He will keep changing KEY STAR TREK END TITLE.mp3 STAR TREK END TITLE.pdf STAR TREK END TITLE.mid

Good day everyone. I have taught myself something of late. Since my teenage years, when I started on this path of composing music I have always had a degree of perfectionism that has arguably slowed my completion rate of works considerably. I have much unfinished in my library and to an extent this has been a source of shame of sort. However, I had complete several large works despite this. One such work that I wrote between 2018-2020 is a wind quintet that I was immensely proud of at the time. I had largely convinced myself that it was at a 'perfect' state - that is, there is not much left to refine. But revisiting this work 6 years on, I have learned something interesting: first, that my impression of what was 'perfect' is relative to my skill and experience at the time and that, while the stridence for perfection seems quite static in a mental sense, standards are being continually adjusted through time in accordance with skill development (which is less visible). The second - and probably most important - realization is that when I revisit old pieces that I did complete but are now imperfect; this does not concern me. In fact, those works in effect form a rough foundation for what otherwise could be a brilliant piece of music; the ideas are already there and it mostly becomes an exercise in simply revising the voice leading. Thus, the lesson: what we compose today does not need to be the final product. If we encounter challenges, accepting that it will just be a sketch to be revisited later down the line could actually enable us to be kinder to ourselves. Which brings me to the music itself. Of interest is the Allegro (00:00-04:50) attached that was initially composed for wind quintet. The 5th instrument was not really adding much and its lines could be easily integrated into what was ultimately four part harmony/counterpoint. I make use of certain motifs throughout the work that I hope is noticeable. I have attached a largo that I also revised recently that was scored for 5 winds that will serve as the second movement; and I have just started some rough ideas for the final 6/8 movement. Those who listen, please do share your feedback. If of interest I am also considering running some voice leading tutorials on my Youtube Channel that I intend to grow. Perhaps I can make a video where I revisit old pieces and review the voice leading... explaining my justifications for revisions ect. PS - Here is the link to the original version for those what would like to compare....: https://youtu.be/gfqzwQ4jzyw String Quartet in C.mp3 String Quartet in C.pdf

The Ancient Three (A three-voice canon)

@therealAJGS One question, do you have an intended title for this piece? We can change the title so it better represents the music.

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 8 8.5 10 10 5 8 9 9 Avg: 8.4 Rough crowd with this one lol. I have a very different take. While I'm not sure this reminds me of rain, this DOES remind me of meditation with an Asian influence perhaps. I'm not sure if you were going for that, but that's how I feel. I love the mood you portray too, even though it's dark sounding, you were able to portray a sense of peace and contemplation in my opinion. Very nice work, and creative!

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 6.5 8 10 7 10 10 7 7 Avg: 8.2 This certainly reminds me of royalty and elegance. Overall a very enjoyable piece, pleasant traditional harmony and quite easy to follow the score. This reminds me more of being alongside a castle, but I suppose I can picture myself outside taking in the cool mountain breeze, looking over at a castle from a great distance too!

What do you think of this piece? At this point, there’s not much I can do right now, so I’m thinking of at least entering some composition competitions. My overall IQ is 89 (from the Wechsler Full Battery Test), but after graduating school (2021), I took the Raven’s Progressive Matrices test and got a composite score of 117. It’s a test of mathematical and abstract reasoning ability that gradually becomes more difficult, so I think my intelligence profile may be somewhat uneven. (Early section: top 25%, middle section: top 24%, later section: top 2%, overall score: 117.) Because of this, I haven’t been able to hold a job, and I don’t really know what I should do. So far, whenever I worked at factories or general stores, I got fired within at most a week. I don’t even know how to use MIDI… I’m in trouble.

This should be treated as a sister piece to event Horizon. If not, A continuation of the story . As much as I don't wanna expose myself, I feel like the story behind This is very integral to what you're gonna be hearing, especially with a bunch of source material from event horizon. Five lacrosse balls is a story built on many experiences where I felt like I have been living in a fever dream from foreseeing certain relationships into people and having a whole entire room build up with a ripple effect of the US anthem. I find pure solace on the fixation of a random tangible object something that will keep you grounded through all of life's troubles. Yes, in many ways like most of my other works to some degree is a personal narrative Five Lacrosse Balls.mp3 Five Lacrosse Balls.pdf

A canon on the Glad Dirge of the Four

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Hey Guys, I recently finished one of my first orchestral works and wanted to get some feedback on it. Some background to me and my Expertise: I played the trumpet and the piano for over 10 Years now, starting at a young age. I did my finals in music, playing Rachmaninoffs Prelude in g#-minor and a glass etude amongst other pieces. In my freetime, I play in several local Symphonic Brass orchestras, Symphonic orchestras and sing in some choirs. I also founded an ensemble with a friend of mine that is well-known in my city. I currently study teaching Music and German. When it comes to creating music, I originally come from "producing", writing Lo-Fi, Ambient and Alternative amongst other genres. I always transcribed and arranged classical work for my school orchestra but only started composing 2-3 years ago as an autodidact. Composing was just a hobby for me for a very long time, but now I'm starting to think about entering some competitions (Local and Amateur level ofc) and trying to get my music played. So any feedback that gets me closer to that goal is much appreciated! Thanks! m1.6.mp3 Echo der Liebe_Full_Score_A3.pdf

I wrote another Romance for my girlfriend Julia's birthday. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! Romance No. 2.mp3 Romance No. 2.pdf

and I would be glad to listen it and score it @Fruit hunter

Not a stupid question at all. And yes - that's allowed and has happened before. But please remember that there is only one entry allowed per participant.

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Sonata f bemolis.pdfHere is my first sonata may you like it or give some feedback😄 Sonata f bemolis.mp3

I like your theme here very much. It would give you lots of interesting room for development. As for the voice software, I do think it can really help people understand how a piece will sound all put together. Even among professionals working in the arts, not everyone is good at visualizing a finished product, so anything that pushes a demo towards accurate representation of the performed work can be helpful for people checking out your work. How much work and expense is it to put this extra layer into the recording? For something like this, where you have orchestra plus soloists and choir, it may be more worth it than for smaller works, because if you didn't, it might be hard to choose an instrument to represent the voices that would stand out in the mix, particularly for someone who was trying to read across the full orchestral score and pay attention to everything at once. Looking forward to seeing the development of this project!

Honestly, very stupid question if not a much more stupider idea. But is it possible if someone for a competition brings in a piece of music that they have already written prior to the competition, and if it coincidentally fits the criteria they could enter it. This sort of makes sense if they want that piece of music if they’re confident in it to get it judged in a different way.

Hello, I listen to this a few days ago in the car so my memory may not be as fresh, but I didn’t have time to actually review anything. From what I could remember, the composition technique was good and the piece itself was good. It’s just good to keep note that you’re using multiple string instruments per section. At most, this is supposed to be a quintet. You’re calling for multiple violins, violas, and cellos as well with the samples corresponding to such. Anyways, I’m going to be listening to your piece again and I’ll give feedback there. Score presentation is also kind of interesting. A lot of the notation you use isn’t usually found in modern string Orchestra stuff for example like those repetition things that you put into the following measure in a lot of octave lines that’s usually used only for piano stuff. Also, some of the stuff that you may have presented may be difficult for some string players along with some double stops you have presented Your score average is 7.45 Like always keep up the good work MelodiesThemes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 8.7 9 8.5 7.9 6.5 6.8 5 7.2