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Thanks so much, Henry! I know that parallel 5ths and octaves aren't harmonically exciting when one is looking for independence of line, but that wasn't what I wanted for this piece. I wanted a sense of rain-washed green hills with clear air above, dotted with sheep all saying their prayers to the land together like little nuns. So homophony made sense, and open harmonies, with the sopranos floating above like birds taking in the scene below. And since that could be a bit boring, particularly given the repetition in the text, some changes in rhythmic emphasis seemed wise. The tricky bit is remembering to read ahead so you actually do them, but thankfully, the conductor doesn't have too much to do, so they can free an arm to dictate triplets and other patterns if people are watching. Thank you for your thoughts and I'm glad you enjoyed it! -Maggie

Unfortunately, given how short this piece already is, such textural density isn't just merely accidental, but a properly deliberate design choice. Should the composition in question reach up to more than 3 minutes or so, as is the case for other compositions of such duration among my works, perhaps I would consider temporarily suppressing one or more of the given voices. Otherwise, unprompted rests in the middle are out of the question for me. Fixed, and thank you for your kind words, as well as your constructive feedback.

I've decided to tackle orchestration again, and this time, I've paired it with vocal. I've actually got into this "game" again recently, so that's why I chose to orchestrate its only song with my own preferences. The main theme may sound like it comes from an anime cus it's from a fcked up anime dating simulator lmao The instrumentation is fairly standard: 3(III=pic).2.3(III=bc).2 - 3.2.0.0 - timpani.percussion(glock, xylo, sus.cymb, cymb, trgl) - alto - strings The audio has a lil bit more than the score. It's a transition to a more quiet section, you may recognize a theme that I've quoted from someone from this forum 👀 Anyways, lemme know what you think about it, I'll probably upload more progress down the line enjoy

Thank you!

Hey @BrokenHarpsichord, I have checked out your Duet for oboe d'amore and bassoon no. 7, you may take care of the following points: Counterpoint: Since this one is in two part counterpoint, beware of the parallel octaves in b.2 Instrumentation: High register bassoon will be hard to play the mf at the beginning or f at the end since double reed instruments play softly on high register and loudly on low register. Nice try, thx for sharing! Henry

The name of the program in question is Cantāmus (https://cantamus.app/), a music rendering website originally intended for vocal rehearsals, but which serves my purpose of setting my vocal works with actually "sung" lyrics well enough, so to speak. Better yet, it doesn't even work with MIDI, as it reads the score directly once uploaded to the site as a .musicxml file (which I find rather optimal, given my own bad experiences and failures in trying to get MIDI exports of my compositions to be relatively decent). I also often tend to overlay the final recording of the Cantāmus rendering with the audio file for my composition as sung by the MuseScore 4 MuseSounds Choir soundbank afterwards using Audacity, so as to grant the otherwise crisp and dry timbre of the Cantāmus voices a softer, more mellow sound and a greater sense of reverb.

A kind of fugue, composed yesterday by me:

Thanks! I did not know what was standard on this forum 😄 Ill add my recent and best compositions. Duet for oboe d'amore and bassoon no. 7 https://youtu.be/eCGqxwpXhuM String trio in C-major https://youtu.be/2YgHUP-4e3k Trio for oboe, cor anglais and clarinet https://youtu.be/FhglfegXOpY

LoL just like me in the last year

Hi! @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu thank you for the feedback! I wanted to demonstrate a more ambiguous and calm atmosphere, but with a deeply strange and dissonant core. It's like lying to yourself: saying that everything is fine just because you're ignoring the bad things in life.

Hi Maggie @pateceramics! Oh I love your rhythmic variety here, like the triplets in b.25 or more obviously the 3+3+2 pattern throughout the piece. I also love your harmonies here, those parallel 8ves and 5ths work really well under this context and atmosphere and D flat major, making the music purer and more peaceful! Thx for sharing! Henry

Yeah those octaves running are causing me pain in a fast tempo lololol! Yeah I just try to write in a simple way in all four piano pieces of the same set, because I am way too complex finishing the whole Sextet and it's too heavy-loaded to keep talking matters of lives and deaths lol! Henry

Haha. I don't think I fully recover, but at least I can respond now after finishing my recent Violin Sonata! Thx for your good wishes Alex! Henry

LoL! I like how I achieve the funny effect with the quote of the tonic notes for each piece of the set lol!

Hi @Samuel_vangogh! This one sounds wierdly soothing with the naughty nonchalant melody plus a consonant accompaniment. I don't know art but I think your music matches the painting much, as the mysterious sound matches those mesmerizing clouds. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hi @BrokenHarpsichord! Thx for joining the forum! You may just post seperate pieces here instead of posting your YT channel with all of your pieces! Which one would you like to gain reviews and feedbacks first? Checking works here on the forum help improve your composing skills very much. As I see your more baroque style, you will benefit from checking works from @Fugax Contrapunctus, @Willibald, @muchen_, just to name a few. Henry

Hi @SpaceGuy! I will respond to the first mov first. The beginning of the 1st mov sounds like Mahler's 2nd to me, I like the brass fanfare. The woodwind passages after it provide a good contrast. The modulation of G minor-Eb major-G# minor-B major in 1:18 sounds quite good! I love the contrast you bring in at 3:50. I like the theme in 5:15 too, sounds a bit like Beethoven Ninth's Ode to Joy to be honest. I like the clarinet after it too. I personally think the development section is a bit too peaceful for the later recap in 7:33. Maybe add some drama in it (in my personal opinion)? However I like your recap! Although some reorchestration will be a nice variety! The F minor section is very interesting. Maybe for me the transition to F minor to G minor can be made more dramatic like adding some tremolos? The lydian influence from C major to G minor sounds nice but to me the final outburst of G minor sounds a bit abrupt personally. I think the outburst can be prepared with a gradual crescendo and intensity, instead of a sudden sforzando and modulation, but that's just my personal opinion. Maybe you can provide the pdf score and/or your self analysis of your own music here, so we can have a deeper look of the music! Thx for joining and sharing your music! I will check the other movements too in the future. Henry

Hi @user011235! You wrote it in 4 days?! That's kind of amazing. Speakng of the music, I for sure like the classical/early romantic style of the music. The modulations are wonderful too. For me maybe you can add much more slurs to both instruments especially the violin, since I think it won't play that much notes without legatos even under styles, especially in expressive spots like b.316! Also, the very high pitched pizzicato, like in b.203, sometimes sounds a bit uneffective for me, as they sounds really spicy and disappears really quickly. Thx for sharing! Henry

Hello, I recently started composing. I have a new hobby, LOL. Maybe you guys would like to leave some feedback on my pieces here, so i can improve on my composing skills. I know very little about music theory in composing. You can view my compositions on my youtube channel, here. Duet for oboe d'amore and bassoon no. 7 https://youtu.be/eCGqxwpXhuM String trio in C-major https://youtu.be/2YgHUP-4e3k Trio for oboe, cor anglais and clarinet https://youtu.be/FhglfegXOpY Greetings, A malfunctioning harpsichord PS: I know that harpsichord can't staccato, so please don't mention that after you looked at the first composition

Hi @Alex Weidmann! LoL it's no garbage at all, only Filmscore's "improvements" towards other members' work qualify with this word! I think it's a good new music honestly. It will make good background music in a bookstore to me. Does it sound more random than my 3rd Piano Sonata movement, mov 1 or 2 which are famous for their randomness LoL?? Thx for sharing! Henry

Hey Pabio @Fugax Contrapunctus! I can tell this one is an early of yours since there's no adventurous modulation happening in the middle to last sections! Nonetheless I like this one especially after your mitigation, and in my fav. key! Thx for sharing. Henry

Hi @Layne, I have never watched Star Wars but I find your arrangement quite cool, even though I have never heard of the original theme. At least to me much better than the long amiss Filmscore. Henry

Great contrapuntal work! The piece sounds complete, the four voices flow naturally, are easy for the ear to follow, and all are engaging! My only small critiques would be that the four voices might be slightly overused and that a few more silences could make the whole piece feel less dense. Also, I don't think it's necessary to use different types of fermatas in the final measure. Once again, bravo!

A slightly more Romantic-sounding fugue than usual, whose theme's chromatic nature I chose to exploit with a string quartet setup for greater expressive intensity. The subject itself was originally somewhat experimental in nature but quickly developed into a full-fledged exposition, and the rest was hours upon hours of trying to deal with its rather unwieldy nature as best I could. Enjoy! YouTube video link: