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Just a quick update ... Met with my mentor ... improved counterpoint (one measure had parallel 4ths in the sopranos/altos for example) ... improved voicing/harmony in last 2 measures ... and reworked the piano line .... One has to be patient! Mark Will post again when the work is finished!

By the way, here is an example of what classical guitar can be, if one wishes to be so complicated! Villa-lobos was quite the virtuoso on the thing...I have no desire to be so complicated!

Thatguy, some things I won't take your advice on: of course I will correct impossible chords, but fingerings and hand positions essential? Not standard in historical classical guitar music. The dropping of the pedal A because I wanted to; just contrapuntal reasons. I'll see when I feel like editing, which is not now! 😆

1. A minor. Again, just like the string quartet one, this one is very Mozart. I find a great use of grace notes (acciaturas) here. In the opening, you have the two hands play parallel, just like in Chopin's Scherzo No.3 . I see that after that, you had an immediate F Major Part. And then my favourite part is the syncopation with grace notes part. I think that this contains a lot of great ideas. 2. A major. The transition makes a lot of sense. e, f sharp, e part at the start is great, and very Mozart-like. The double-thirds runs seem fun to play! The left hand parts are very good. I think it is wrong at bar 44 to be in minor key, as that you haven't notated a natural sign. Overall, very good use of the second voice. 3. F major. Really waltzy. Bar 50 has a sharped C, which is a very smart choice. D minor is also a brilliant transition. I like the way it is intense from bar 56, and how it is in A minor, and transitions back to F major at bar 60. It feels magical in a way. Very great. (Gonna finish this later!)

You are welcome!

Thank you once again for your time on the second minuet. I’ll agree with you about the fz markings, but because of NotePerformer I sometimes have to change things and use different dynamics in order to get something closer to the result I’d like. Sometimes I might add accents that don’t sound the way I want, which is why I chose fz. I want something like fz there, but not as strong as the program makes it sound. In any case, critique is always welcome, especially for pieces like this where I myself don’t yet feel very ready—it was a very timid attempt, to be honest. Still, I think it was respectable, and I’m also glad that it left such a positive impression both on you and on others. Thanks again.

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Done!

It is quite good!

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Nothing was posted here recently... I feel happy while composing. It is my only place to just 'throw in' all of my emotions.

You are welcome! As I said, I will come back to this later. (;

I actually quite like the strength of the motif for this minute and a half. It just really makes me want a B section. Often times in the renaissance, when there was a crazy polyphonic repetitions like this, they would do 1 of 3 things. Either have another polyphonic section in a different mode, have a more declamatory section of text, which would often be in a "double choir" setting which was back and forth between two homophonic sections, or an outright homophonic section. I think each of these would work really well. Heres an example of Lotti moving from a incredible thick reptitive canon-like polyphonity into a triple-ish choir: https://youtu.be/OZ9dXLmRlpo?si=LaAY263rsR4sFO6x And Gesualdo into a more homophonic style: https://youtu.be/TBC-45-FfVQ?si=Kmqmee2Ldr9aPlYU&t=131 And most was just more polyphony.

Thank you so much for your wonderful words and for your attention to my composition. My love for Mozart and my musical instinct helped bring about a decent and good result. Once again, thank you.

Minuet 1 I find this piece of music very appealing to my ears, especially the part from bar 4 to bar 7. It is very smart of you to write that area. I am completely impressed by this amazing composition, though I believe you should write subito to these bars as well. I really like that it is Allegro but feels like Allegretto, which is slightly slower. I see that you might have taken inspiration from Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca from his 11th Sonata. This because from bar 15-17 you have that thing for the Violencello. All of the four instruments work well together, which is another area of this composition that is impressive. You also have a very original idea. Lastly, you have a clear idea of the main theme, which is a rare talent found in few people. Minuet 2 Another very Mozart-like minuet. I can clearly hear the main theme in C major. I see you really sudden notes, which are marked fz. Again, your Violoncello is doing an important job. I really like the small A minor bit, with the subito thing. This time Allegro is actually Allegro (lol). I think that Ternary Form does in fact fit in well! Sadly, I feel like that there are too many sudden notes. I am afraid of getting a heart attack from this. Otherwise, it is very good, and I believe you have a lot of talent, potential, and hard work when it comes to composing. As I said, before, I am incredibly impressed.

Hello again. I had posted my minuets for string quartet in another topic, and after a suggestion from peterpapercomposer, I’m now creating a separate topic just for them. As I mentioned in a previous topic, I am mainly a composer for piano, but I equally love orchestral music and chamber music. Chamber music in particular is my favorite genre. It’s just that, as a pianist, I had never really sat down to work with other instruments, since in the past I never had ambitions to become a composer. The desire to compose came about two years ago. I’ve made two attempts writing for other instruments, and I can say it’s quite a good effort. For now, I don’t have a cleaner score. I’ll post the video now, and at some point I’ll edit it and add a clearer score. Thank you again. Edit: I forgot to mention that both of them are once again in a classical, Mozart-like style.

I wrote this piece with the goal of submitting it to a competition. However I could not get myself to format the music to my preferred level, and a general disdain for the form of the piece, so I decided not to submit it. I have worked quite hard on this piece, bringing out many new textures for myself. But I am at a point where I am too entrenched into this piece to make the large formal changes I want. So I would like to share it with you all. This piece is about a Whale and a Whaling ship, and their corresponding battle, capture of the whale, and bringing it home. I thought this might be an interesting idea for a competition, with a lot of dramaticism inherit, and generally a little easier for a listener to make the connection. Let me know what you think of the piece. I'd love to hear your input on the different textures throughout. I think this piece has some pretty awesome moments and I hope you guys will let me know.

Thank you! Understood.

Cool! I'll make the corrections eventually. This thing was written pretty fast, and I actually like the folk-like first position chords! I do less of that in the Symphony-Concerto because I really took my time writing that back in 1997-1998, four months or so. Had a manual of all possible chord inversions until my sister's crazy boyfriend borrowed it and didn't give it back! When I write lighter guitar music, I do those first position chords when the guitar is in a merely accompanying role.

Movement 1 - Just commenting on the guitar. - must show fingering and hand positions with notation. There are several moments where I had to try and figure out things, and when I did, sometimes the chords worked but felt awkward. I write tablature with notation, it helps and I don't have to show positions and fingerings. Sometimes I'll write fingering if it's weird. - in general, the guitar strumming sounds very parallel 5th heavy, to me it clashes with the string writing. Parallel octaves and fifths don't sound bad on guitar, but they just jump out in the midi. Maybe it's just that, dunno. Some of the chords could have smoother voice leading, it seems like you were rooted with open chords. - bar 2, last chord doesn't work (mistake?) - bar 8, why not have the pedal A? - bars 13-16, you do this a few times, but check the voices. You tend to drop or add voices freely between chords, and it gives a choppiness to me - bar 18, why the different Bb shape? - bar 49, first chord sounds out of place - bars 75-77, voices again - bars 85-87, because my hands are too big, I can't play that C barre chord on the A string (my finger mutes the high e), I have to play in on the E. When I got to bar 87, it took a minute to realize I couldn't play it there and had to be on the A string. I would've omitted the top note if I were the performer. Just an example of why positions in the notation are very helpful. - bar 90, let any of these ring? - bar 99, impossible chord - bar 107, last chord sounds out of place, it's a jarring transition That's all that popped out at me, hopefully this helps your writing!

When @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu first joined, he posted his clarinet quintet, it's like an hour long... and it wasn't until SIX weeks later that he got someone to give legitimate feedback, and all that while he listened to nearly everyone's music and posted quality advice. It seems unbelievable, but like literally everyone lol. No one even cared to reciprocate all his generosity and FREE labor for weeks and weeks, and it wasn't until @Omicronrg9 gave him quite possibly the greatest most in depth review I've ever seen. From that, I got to know Henry and Daniel better, and eventually @PeterthePapercomPoser, @chopin, and I all started conversing on discord. It's cool how you can meet people from all over the world with like-minded passions, and we still chat here and there on discord. I'm thankful for the community, for the friendships. But this happens because we're all actively engaged with each other's music. We're interested in helping each other out, getting to know each other, etc. Now whenever I see any of their new music posted, I'm quick to notice and excited to share a thought or two. Mostly because I just WANT to, but also because I know they'll do the same for me. Even if I never post music anywhere else, I know the YC bros will at least check it out. You seem young, get to know some people first! A lot of people here are in their teens and twenties, and they'll be more eager to share thoughts with a familiar username than a foreign one. You'll fit right in. And until then, poke around the forums too! There's TONS of cool music here. TONS of great composers roam this forum, even if some only come by occasionally, so don't be afraid to reach out 🙂 People will get around to your post, it's usually not as instant as you (or I) would like. I write song lyrics, but not much else as far as words. Keep posting more music too, because the more cool pieces people interested in your question can sift through, the better chance you'll have.

Wnas that too many question marks?

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That I will update.