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Hi Sam, The first problem I notice with this, is a technical one. It sounds like you have your master level set too high in the mixer, and it's causing a lot of peak level distortion. There's also quite a lot of octave doubling across the orchestra. This is notorious for causing distortion, because the instrument libraries are artificially adjusted to be perfectly in tune. So you get lots of frequency build up that you wouldn't have in a real orchestra. Some more expensive libraries allow random detaining, which helps circumvent this problem. Octave doubling is something forbidden in strict counterpoint, because it sounds weak. So it's probably best avoided where possible. (I'm being a bit of hypocrite here, because I've made exactly the same mistake in the latest piece I've posted!) Anyway, hope that helps a little. Alex

＝ Lithl - Untitled Track 04 = Feedback is always appreciated, and I respond as soon as I can. Also, I'm sorry that I can't provide the sheet music for this track. I exported it in the evening but didn't save the project file, so I don't have anything left to transcribe it from. Thank you.

That's Baby, one of our rats! They have a small part in the sonata, like maybe the "typewriter music" third movement m. 17. Baby hunts, slaughters, and devours house mice fur and all! He is Jackie's rat, loves her! She loves him. 🥰

@UncleRed99 My pleasure as always. :)

I just came from watching this on YouTube Channel! The sprinkle of chromaticism (modal mixture and bII6) is a colorful touch. The sudden modulations reminds me of Beethoven and other romantic composers. I do agree that Beethoven manuscripts are readable. :)

I agree! Bach's WTC, his piano suite, inventions, the art of fugue, and many more should have you greatly! Also, look into his chorales. That is always best place to start. Take a theme and harmonize in 4 parts. :)

Thanks for your kind comment. I’ve been doing this for a long time now, and I’ll say that this kind of counterpoint is a process of continuous refinement, that is as much formed from my ear training through extensive listening as my technical training. Generally outer voices have initial priority during the process that I QA largely by ear. The most difficult aspect is structural: not just developing ideas but directing them in a tonally coherent and ascetically pleasing manner. That’s where the great complexity often lies beside the voice leading intricacies.

@Markus Boyd The baroque period counterpoint is truly refreshing to hear in each of these pieces. They me remind me of J.S. Bach suites, and of he used the strings in this manner. I love how strings dance so eloquently. I just love it. Just a quick note about stem direction: if the stem is on or below the middle line of the staff, then the direction is up. However, the direction depends on surrounding notes. Nothing major. Just a quick a reminder.

@PeterthePapercomPoser for answering that. :)

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Thank you for the clarification. This would be the answer to my question.

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uh oh. There is a tie for first place!

Was hoping to get her over tonight to just get drunk and do stupid merde, caca, Sheiße. She is just as capable of that sort of thing as I am! 😃 She came over. Drank with me, played with our rats Baby and Fatty, crashed on my living room floor. I'm watching movies; The Matrix, Doctor Zhivago...😄 The Overture to Doctor Zhivago is well-written, competent, good film composer, but gaudy and awful music! Boris Pasternak who wrote the book was a composer himself...piano sonatas... Boris Pasternak - Wikipedia

Third movement measure 55 is our drunken non-sexual play, like her drunkenly hurling ping-pong balls at my junk! 🙃

Measure 21 third movement; THE SEX THEME!!! Not between us, Jackie and me, non-sexual, Platonic. Everything but sex, like hitting me in the crotch with batted ping pong balls whilst drinking strong beer...😆 Hell, throwing knives, me with 30 years of basic Wing Chun Kung Fu and Chi Kung (i.e. Breath Regulation; sometimes I don't need to breathe in a high Chi level) experience? She doesn't really like knives, but likes to see me stick them tumble method, after practicing a few throws to remember how to do it, judge the release moment. Accuracy? I can hit the broad side of a barn, as they say. 😁 I'll teach her David & Goliath sling play some day! 🤣 ...make applesauce from raw apples! 😉

I AM 57 and well-read, so I know about the 150-year lease after the Opium Wars by the British Empire 1847-1997 and all that, but I have not yet swum there from the east coast of Virginia! 🤣

Really nice work! I listened all the way through. The section from m 72-105 caught my attention so I took a closer look. There are a lot of good ideas here, but the counterpoint feels a little messy because there are a lot of voices on top of each other and crossing each other, so it’s hard for to hear each voice independently. M 76-80 is particularly noticeable. The second violin part overlaps with the first on and off. I would suggest maybe instead of the divisi in the seconds just give them their one independent line? Since the divisi overlaps the firsts quite a bit. Overall great work though, I enjoyed listening!

definitely gives off a morning mood. i could associate the music with the given landscape. although when i heard the first bar, i immediately thought of skyrim music lmaoo love the high register bassoon usages here (and high oboe too). they pair well and support the aesthetics of the piece. i do agree with the other comments of switching to tenor clef when this happens. score is readable, a bit bare. the harp here is treated as an accompaniment, and i wish it interacted more with the other two! or played in the foreground alone as a contrast. also, in my opinion, i'd definitely consider adding harp harmonics and glissandos as well (tastefully, of course). speaking of contrasts, i do notice them and theyre definitely subtle. however, i think it could do more while keeping the mood steady. there aren't also a lot of dynamic varieties. the harmony is still, similar with the melody. although the range that youve used vary, theyre a bit aimless at times. some motifs stood up, but others are not memorable enough. i do think they still support the imagery. the structure feels free, and the memorable motifs keep it together. it matches the mood. looove the ending: repeating of figures, saving the chord at the very end. verdict: i feel content. nice jobbb Melodies Themes Motives 4 Harmony Chords Textures 5 Form Development Structure Time 7 Originality Creativity 6 Score Presentation 7 Instrumentation Orchestration Playability 10 Execution of Given Challenge 10 Taste 8 Average Score: 7.12 end note: me when its morning on whidbey island

Hello, it's my first post on this forum. I wanted to share my partita. It's been a while since I touched it since I'm occupied with school stuff. I'm welcome to any opinions regarding the composition. I've finished 3 movements and wrote the introduction of the 4th one. I. Italian II. Caro-Kann III. Vienna IV. King's Indian (WIP) partitawip.mp3partitawip.pdf

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Title Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste AVG Sacrificed to the wilderness 7 8.2 7.5 9.5 8 8.5 8 9 8.21 Hi @Fruit hunter! You definitely achieved good texture in the music through the selection of a variety of interestingly picked instruments. It is a lighthearted and enjoyable piece to listen. Regarding the orchestration, if it is not for this competition, I will definitely go for more instruments in my work just like you do - but I still have to address the 3-5 instrument rules into the marking. Regarding the score, the notations are okay. However, I would love to see more visible lines and with the empty staves hidden, which I think is achieveable in the software settings.

im really fond of how experimental this is. the variety is wilddd and the inclusion of handmade instruments?? very creative. i quite like how blended the different percussion timbres are and they definitely provide unique textures. it's fun listening to the rambunctiousness of the different percussions as they come and go. unfortunately, as @UncleRed99 has pointed out in the rules, there should've been only 3-5 monophonic or polyphonic instruments present. HOWEVER, i am not even going to try to discourage you cus this piece is funnn to listen to. i notice that the themes have distinct characters. they clearly portray a set of vibes and imagery. i can imagine a landscape according to the story. the score couldve been presented better. its very small and reminds me of my score entry for the "bits and bangers" yc competition years ago lol although the middle section feels directionless, the return of the beginning theme and texture ties it up!! its also appropriate for the context of the piece. the story that youve provided is very whimsical and i thoroughly enjoyed reading it!!! its honestly nostalgic for me cus i used to play and wander with my childhood friends too when i was a child. not to the extent of forests and a colonial place per se, but it was definitely an adventure. goood job!!! Melodies Themes Motives 6 Harmony Chords Textures 8 Form Development Structure Time 7 Originality Creativity 10 Score Presentation 3 Instrumentation Orchestration Playability 10 Execution of Given Challenge 5 Taste 7 Average Score: 7 (how rounded) end note: handmade instruments