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A piece with its own appeal. It reminds me of Satie in those broken open chords. I think the central part strays from his style. In any case, everyone can write as they please.

It is a strange minuet. The voices run parallel almost the entire time (except at the end, which sounds like music from another era). In a more or less gallant style, one expects a melody accompanied by counterpoint at will. In bar 67, something recognisable appears...

Nice piece and good sound of the instrument.

Hello! Here is the recording of two movements from my Sonatine in C. This piece was composed for two friends of mine in my theory class at conservatory, and we had a lot of fun putting the thing together. While not my largest or most important piece, it was an exercise in a kind of neoclassicist compositional style I've otherwise left behind. The middle movement of the piece wasn't performed due to time constraints on this recital, which is unfortunate because it forms the harmonic and metric hinge between the outer movements. Hopefully I will have a complete recording of the piece soon! In the mean time, I would love anyone's thoughts on the piece if y'all are willing to share! Score video

I share with you a musical quote from the book Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson by Gary Lachman who himself was a founding member of the rock group Blondie. The book is a biography of Colin Wilson, the author of The New Existentialism - a book I previously quoted above, as well as other famous titles such as The Outsider.

Hi! Here are my Two Lullabies for voice and piano. I finished them a couple of days ago for a high school friend of mine. The audio is a MIDI mockup -- I'm just looking for some feedback on the emotional affect of the pieces. Does the trajectory from the first (poem by Dunbar) to the second (poem by Blake) read on its own, or does it require an explanation? I would also love some thoughts on the harmony in this little set...

I thought about the rain, it just so happens to have rained last night and your piece fits today's mood spectacularly? If you want to develop that streak further, look no other way than Takemitsu's Rain named pieces: Rain Tree for three percussionists, Rain spell for mixed ensemble, Rain coming for chamber orchestra, Garden rain for brass

Love it!

Reminds me of Disney, and of Delius' A Mass of Life:

Here is my first submission (of two) to the YCF 2025 Christmas Event.

This is my first submission (of two) to the YCF 2025 Christmas Event. We are all awaiting (or at least the children do wait for) Christmas Eve. Since there are still a few days to go, the time should be peaceful and quiet – despite the stress and noise as it is in reality. Thus, the idea behind this piece is to imagine the night before Christmas, the church where crowds of people will gather tomorrow to celebrate Christmas Eve. The church is empty, or seems to be empty, but there are three musicians playing a piece that is reminiscent of either night music or a final rehearsal before the upcoming concert.

Thanks very much to both of you for listening! I think overall I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I'm especially pleased to see you say this, because I spent a fair bit of time not just writing the cadenzas but trying to get Finale to play them in a way that sounded human.

yippi ong.pdfyippi ong.pdf slay.mp3 this is missing some a1, a2 and div. marks, but other than that, any feedback?

This fells like it was inspired by John Williams' Harry Potter theme. But in general, it's very good! 😀

Still participating in this event as committed although I am quite busy lately lol

Dear all, Happy Christmas for all of you! I used common Xmas tunes to create a cute mesh up! I can't remember how many times I wrote a piece for Christmas - but I gonna try sth new this year. A very short and casual piece by blending different genre - Chime playing Flamenco in triplets (3rd and 10th beats are strong beats) Marimba playing Salsa (Doted rhythm) Ukelele - in standard rhythms

oh great another AI piece.

Hi @Bjarke! Your piece starts out quite similar to Prokofiev's Overture to Romeo and Juliet but soon turns into something definitely different. The intensity that doesn't let up later in the piece could really use some contrast with some occasional pp gestures - like a scherzo which is known for juxtaposing very loud and intense passages with very quiet and subdued ones. But, I'm not sure if composing with speed as the priority will really yield the best and most musical results. Thanks for sharing though!

Hi again @HoYin Cheung! What a charming sonata that I wasn't familiar with turned into a symphony movement! I think you did a splendid job transforming this piece into a work worthy of late Haydn. I didn't know that Haydn ended up including Clarinets in his later symphonies until I heard this piece and had to check if he ever used them. Thanks for sharing and great work! I'm stoked to hear the other movements!

Hi @Fugax Contrapunctus! For me it seems like having the Soprano in such a high tessitura and reaching the high C (and ending on a sustained high C) is more demanding that the low E's in the Basses. I wouldn't hesitate to transpose this piece down a half-step if it were mine - the English Horn could still play its part. And the Altos could still reach the F#. From my cursory perusal of your score, I think every other voice and instrument could still reach their notes. Btw - I liked the coda and that you managed to end in the same key you began. Thanks for sharing!

Hey @HoYin Cheung! It's amazing that such a well trained musician as yourself was attracted enough to a song like this and sought out to transcribe and arrange it like this despite it's almost pitch-less spoken lyrics/dialogue. You did a really great job nailing down the almost indeterminate pitches in the song! It shows that you have a really great ear and I'm sure it was a challenging but lucrative (skills-wise) endeavor for you! Thanks for sharing!

Hi @MK_Piano! The 1st movement fanfare reminds slightly of one of John Williams' Olympic Fanfare and Themes. But on the whole it has a very wondrous and magical sound to it that I like! 2nd movement - this has a surprising Arabic/Egyptian flavor to it. It might be because the main theme has a certain similarity to James Horner's Danger Theme. 3rd movement - this movement depicting the prospect of liftoff is a great hopeful ballad (at least in the beginning). The inclusion of the U.S. National Anthem brings great nostalgia to the occasion. It's also quite action-packed depicting well the intensity and explosive process of liftoff. You have a great intermingling of themes from the 2nd movement - it's great when writing a multi-movement work that you get to make these big melodic gestures through thematic association. 4th movement - quite an eerie start that would be very appropriate to the weightless tumbling of the Apollo spacecraft towards the moon. I can feel the enormous blackness and loneliness of space in this music. 5th movement - this starts off quite menacing. If I didn't know any better I would venture to guess that the Apollo 11 spacecraft encountered some kind of dire emergency in space while trying to land on the moon. Nice minor version of the National Anthem! That's cool that you included the actual audio of the voices of the astronauts. The music after that is so joyful and transcendent but still has a touch of wonder and awe. Overall this is quite an accomplished orchestral suite! Great job and thanks for sharing!

Hi @Aiwendil! Surely, an accomplished classical Trumpet Concerto! It's both melodically satisfactory while providing the soloist an ample challenge and virtuosity. The cadenzas are well written as well! Not to mention they sound humanized rather than mechanical and metronomic. Cadenza writing is its own beast and getting a good rendering of a cadenza from a computer program is all-the-more difficult, but I think you accomplished it! Perhaps your 2nd movement could have been more challenging for the soloist, but that might have detracted from its great, stately solemnity. I think the 3rd movement is probably my favorite. It makes for a really great finale to the whole concerto. I played Trumpet for a short time before switching to French Horn and for me those high concert C's would definitely be too demanding. But the instrument is a higher C Trumpet so it possibly might be more feasible than on a Bb Trumpet. Also, it seems you do not exceed the high concert C anywhere, so it seems all-the-more practical. A professional virtuoso should definitely be able to play it, as I'm sure you well know. Great job and thanks for sharing!

oh my bad, i meant event. i can feel your elitist blasphemous aura emanating from the screen. “If Henry Ford asked people what they want, they would have asked for faster horses.”

@SeekJohn14v6 has also entered a piece which was created with the assistance of AI (Suno):