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Which post do you want to delete? Henry

There only seems to be the option to edit it and not actually remove it

Hello, Little fugue i wrote today in the north german baroque style. First musical output in years. Simple in harmony, joyful and melodic in theme and counterpoint. Scored for four voices, work well enough with organ or strings. Fuga in g.mp3 Fuga in G.pdf

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Hey there. Here is my score of your entry. Entry: Padovana et Gagliarda Form: Here, I feel, the composition has created a strophic chorale structure. Each section of the piece of the composition is well peace and clearly marked. Even without a proper formal development, this baroque chorale (in 4 parts) stands on its own feet's. Score Presentation: L.S Barros' score did not show any engraving errors. It was presented in professional manner. The parts were labeled. Playability: This chorale is certainly playable for any level. The only technical issue that may happen school concerts. Young musicians are not familar with 3/2 meter. But that is not even something to worry about. Creativity: I appreciate the fresh take on chorale Harmony: The homophonic texture was well executed throughout this entry. I appreciate the modal mixture and other forms chromaticism that you used throughout and how you resolved them! Execution: this entry met the correct theming of challenge and was within given time limit. Taste: It was refreshing to hear brass chorale with this competition. Chorales are usually associated with voices. Here, we get to hear one with a brass quartet. Quartets provide a more emotional musical experience to the audience, imo. I felt I was actually listening to 4 brass players and not brass section. Thus, I enjoyed this a lot. Themes: Each section has a different unique theme that repeats. (noted: this is the nature of chorale) Average Score: 9.8 Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 10 10 10 9.5 10 9.5 10 10

You will be fine. :) This is a stress free environment.

Thanks!

Definitely a few noteworthy moments you could build a piece from... sounds nice!

Still there are around three weeks’ time to submit entries. Maybe you can make a fifth entry! Henry

Thanks for the tip on the harp!

I noticed there are only four entries...

Time for the actually score of you entry! Entry: Morning on Windby Island Review: My above comments remain! I took those in affect when I scored this! However, I will add something about the harp. The rolled chord in the left hand are too small for the harp. Usually rolled chords are played by both hands. Nothing major. That is why is only .5 off in the score and playability sections. other than...Kudos Total: 9.75 Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 10 10 9 10 9.5 9.5 10 10

@Fruit hunter ! Below you find my review of your entry. Entry: Scarface to the wilderness Review: The percussion set up of the score of the score is too hard follow. Usually, you would have would have one or two players with a different set of instruments per player. It kept changing between staff types. Thus, that is in that category a four was given. Along with that, no list of names of instruments was given at the start. This made it made confusion to know what instruments was were being used. Please! tell us this next time. As for the playability...it would be hard pass on levels. I was lost when I listen to this piece. I asked myself: where is this piece going? structure? form? I could not make one out. Alas, i need a clear road. That is category is scored low. The textures throughout the piece were interesting, but too repetitive and lack a sense of direction. The only melodic material was in the pitch percussion(?). But it did not seem to flow naturally from the piece, sadly. I must this you did try to be creative, but too hard. relax and have fun. For taste, it different and unique on it is on merits. Total Score: 5.5 Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 3.5 6 4 8 4 5.5 5.5 7.5

UPDATE: New score and description for this project!

Any feedback is welcome! May 1.mp3

@Omicronrg9 Ah I see I might try using that method then. I think the recording sounds bad because it was recorded on a phone and the piano is not in great shape.

Who knows; I might write a sort of piano prelude based on that chord and its transpositions and variations, but I'll finish my piano sonata first. Only reason it's not done now is that there is this brutal sort of flu running around in our small town...and it's been kicking my buttocks!🤒

Hey guys, I composed a LOTR-inspired piece featuring powerful female vocals and a symphony orchestra. It is based on Tolkien’s well-known poem “One Ring.” If you have any thoughts about it, feel free to share them with me!

"This piece is an entry in the Scorefolio composition contest. I’d greatly appreciate your vote if you enjoy the work. Thank you for your support!" https://scorefol.io/w/xkqjbwgslaz6wbigkgakmg8w

Thank you for the quick reply. You’re very kind! My main purpose here is to learn and get feedback rather than just showing my work, so I want to make sure I respond properly!! I’ve managed to export the score, so I’ve attached it to the beginning of the topic (under 'Piano Composition no.4'). Please note that I don't know if the score itself is correct, so I'd appreciate your understanding! Thank you again! Kind regards, Nd.

Hi Nostalgia, and welcome to the forums! This piece put a smile on my face. Maybe because of its light character at times. It seems to be a hard one at other times, though, and I'm sure that if I delved deeper I would end up finding some less convincing passages (to me) but I'll leave it like that and just suggest you to keep composing! I know this is not very helpful but... I just enjoyed the piece on a first listen and I am afraid my time won't let me to listen it again to better analyse it. Best regards, Daniel–Ø,

I see! Feel free, yeah. Trying to maintain a certain balance between number of posts & number of replies is a wise choice. In my experience, uploading too much and replying too little leads to being ignored because others fairly see you as someone that only wants a bit of attention and that doesn't really care about anything else. It's a valid stance, but it leads to rejection. That said, I encourage you to keep posting & interacting here. I'll make sure to check your No. 8 whenever I find a bit of free time! Regarding this: do you use a software to make these pieces that doesn't provide a solid PDF output overall? Regards!

Piano Composition no.8 - Cheap Nostalgia I would appreciate any kind of feedback. Piano Composition no.8.mp3 Piano Composition no.8.pdf

Thank you for your reply, Omicronrg9! I don't have the PDF. I'm sorry. Thank you so much for the specific feedback!! I'm really happy to hear it! You're right, it does feel like those sections were forced together. I appreciate your valuable feedback. I haven't posted No. 1, No. 2, or No. 3 on this forum. I don't have plans to post those, but I felt like I might share some of the other numbers. I don't want to be a nuisance by posting too many, but for now, I've gone ahead and posted No. 8. Glad to be here! Looking forward to interacting with you all. Kind regards, Nd.

Hi Piano1324! I do record a lot of my improvisations. And I also do use them as a base for some of my pieces, yeah. That, or the other way around! I do not think there's a single fixed way to approach composition, but some may be more feasible than others depending on your background. The recording is a bit muffled. Audio quality can be helpful when you come back to a past segment you improvised, talking from experience here. The first part sounds a bit like a waltz, then you start accelerating or rushing... And there's not much more I can add, sorry. Kind regards, Daniel–Ø,