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Thank you so much my dear Friend. Schubert and Schumann are the composers who influences me most so Always in my music you can hear them. I'm glad that you like it

So this is the article that basically the entire composer world is talking about right now. Curious to hear everyone's thoughts. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/24/composer-john-williams-never-liked-film-music-very-much My own take: I think Williams should remember he resigned from I believe it was the Boston Orchestra in the '80s because they didn't take him seriously since he wrote film music. Then, the orchestra scrambled to convince him to stay. Is he now saying that they were right? Whether we like it or not, music has rarely ever broken through on its own. It almost always requires attachment to some larger cultural vehicle to get noticed. That's why I think that most of what John is saying is simply sour grapes that people don't much care about his concert works. His great film works all stand on their own and orchestras around the world play them because that's what people want to hear. He says "what we think of as this precious great film music is … we’re remembering it in some kind of nostalgic way …" That's true of literally all music ever, regardless of quality. Williams himself has a nostalgia for these classical composers who inspired him in the same way that a boomer will tell you that you should envy them for growing up in the '60s with "the best music", and then play some of the most unlistenable Bob Dylan garbage you've ever heard. There are a lot of bad film scores, sure — but I will argue there has been even more garbage written for the concert hall, especially in the early 20th century. And even romantic era composers considered greats didn't have nonstop bangers all the time. Plenty of times in the music of Holst, Tchaikovsky, etc. you have more atmospheric or mood-building sections and not even every piece Beethoven ever composed was greatly memorable. Further, for as long as music has been around, it has been used to tell stories. This idea that when it is then composed to help tell a visual story, that this somehow renders it innately inferior, is a nonsensical belief. Especially when no one seems to take this position regarding scores that were composed for Opera and Ballet.

No. 3 has a Schumannesque feel ... "Kinderszenen" (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15 ... It's quite lovely. Mark

Lots of FUN! Mark

Hello again my friends. Here is my piano sonata dedicated to my favourite composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I tried my best to imitate and capture the style . I hope you appreciate it

Thatguy v2.0 lmao thank you : P as you can see in the other reply I've sent the score as well

@Kvothe first of all, thank you so much! here is the sheet music for the piece, I hope you enjoy reading it : D waltz in f minor op.7- sheet music.pdf

thank you for the reply, and here 😛

Hello my dear friend and thanks for your attention. I'm glad that you like them. About your complaint. Can you specify me the exact bar just to give you my point of view and explain it to you ? Thanks a lot 🙏

It would be helpful to see a score. There's a certain charm to the piece, but also some harmonic awkwardness in places. But for just your seventh composition, it's quite promising!

These are both lovely. I especially like No. 2. No. 3 sounds like it could be a good theme for variations. My only small complaint, and perhaps this is just me, is that to my ear it sounds like we've moved into D flat at the end of the second phrase, and the final A flat chord feels like it wants to resolve to D flat to me.

Lovely! Keep writing, you've got natural talent and cool ideas 🙂 As mentioned, if you use a software that creates a score, post that too! We can help with your writing and analysis more clearly with the orchestration visibly exposed. If not, that's not a worry either, and if you have specific concerns with your music just ask. People here are mostly pretty helpful and responsive. Especially @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu. In fact, he prefers it if you ask him lots of questions, even when he's asleep! Just playing around, welcome!

Why hello there, I thoroughly enjoyed listened to your waltz. Alas, without the score, I cannot give in depth analysis of it.

first time I ever composed for an orchastra, would love to hear feedback

Hard to believe it has been just about exactly a month since I wrote this, and it is the last thing I wrote! I go through compositional sorts of manic/depressive phases anyway, compositional "spurts," and that little bit of editing almost puts me back in the mood again, almost...I get paid in three days, and maybe a couple of stiff drinks would help! 😆

A bit off....mp3 original beta version.

Two minor changes today, measure 78 I changed a G in the bass to an Ab, because it made more sense in just the harmonic grammar, and measure 96 in the "Minore" variation, where I did not reproduce the melody correctly. Just had to do that, and change the RH 16th figuration to a dominant seventh of C minor on the first beat.

Here's a better version. This song was fun to make, especially because this ones follows the forsaken music, which has 4 layers. Layers: 0:00: Layer 1. 005: Layer 2. 011 Layer 3. 021: Layer 4.

Very nice!

A bit off.mp3

Hello to all . Here 2 of my albumblatt pieces . Very short pieces . I hope you like it

https://youtu.be/Q6EBk0Pz6fs my seventh composition, would more than love to hear feedback

Nice. Looking forward to the live version

Thanks! Just classical guitar patch with noteperformer I initially thought I would have to do that, but I started out with just reading the piano sheet music and trying to arrange the larger range of notes within the confines of a fretboard and ran with it. It's the original key, but I'm not completely sold on how I had to go high in measure 13 on the Bb chord. I'd love the Bb to be the lowest note, so maybe my low E. Then it's in C#m which is cool but eh we'll see. Interesting take, I could see that! Check out the original, it's much more somber and just overall better lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R14whYG0k8 ❤️

You know, I kept meaning to comment on this, and then life got busy. Whoops! Thanks for the kind words, buddy. I'm happy to have gotten to know you, and your music has influenced mine as well. 🙂 I've listened to this a few times since you've posted. It's probably not a surprise to know that this is my favorite piece of yours. The sonata as a whole is so addicting to listen to, it kind of checks all my boxes as far as just plain old good enjoyable music. Your playing is outrageously fiery in this too! I love it. You're such a passionate player, and I can hear the grit and wrath, and also the softness and pensive yearning. At first I wasn't sure how all the vastly different themes blended together, but in the end I think it works. I like the sort of confusion in the form too. The transitions seemed iffy in some spots, but when I think about it, it's kind of cool that you smoothly blend some transitions, yet others are sudden complete shifts. To me it actually helps with figuring out how to mix and match your themes, adding to the jaunty diversity of it all. The nihilistically scherzo part is so friggin cool! I love all the bluesy parts, and it's a fresh take to a familiar style for my ears. It sounds like you gave sophistication and elegance to a naturally rough around the edges kind of music. Love it 🙂 This was wonderful, Henry, and I and I'm sure many others love hearing what you present here. I'm continually impressed with your work ethic and motivation to present your music in the best way you can. Your piano playing is admirable, and many others including myself look up to your compositional talent and enormous heart. Thanks for sharing Henry!