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I think I have a long way to go. My composition is still at it's lowest level, I think (but first in school).

Greetings! 1) Your title says string trio, yet this a duo. 2) if you can, please add more chords in your piano part. 3) A VST violin will always generally play legato. What you wrote is not. The one bow marking you did write is implausible. Remember, phrase markings are not the bow markings. 4) I do like your melody here. With that being said, this piece is too short. This piece could go at least for another 3 minutes. There are never enough string trios or violin pieces. Keep at it!

I see, and thank you for explaining the meaning of each part. Once you finish those parts, feel free to share them! I hope it turns out to be a great piece for you. Best, Lithl.

Hi, Lithl Thanks for the feedback. I am still getting used to both the forum and Musescore so that’s why the storyline wasn’t explicitly there. So far, I have the: Children playing - first part Evil stepmother - second part Banished to the forest - third part Finding the house - fourth part After the huge B chord, at “p subito”, the right hand being eventually joined by the left hand is them seeing the witch. Parts I need to finish: The witch actually trapping them Children fight back The witch gets cooked (literally) and the children escape Finale I’m working on them! Plus, only one school week to go until summer break!!

Hello, L.S Barros! This piece has a medieval musical feel, yet the combination of instruments and sounds gives it a more ethnic atmosphere. This was fun to listen to :) I haven't been with YC for very long, but I'm happy to see you back at YCF! Best, Lithl.

Stylistically the composition reminds of the soft folk rock of the late 1960's. A very pleasant work. Mark

HELLOOOO!! It has been a while since i don't post here so it's nice to be back, today i bring you guys a small Ricercar with a very simple subject. I done this piece while i was bored and i had nothing to do, so i just started writing, but i didn't finish it at first, i only finished a few days later. The instrumentation is: Cornetto, Renaissance slide trumpet, Tenor Sackbut, Dulcian. I hope you enjoy! LOB 101 Ricercar.mp3

This feels like a Beethoven / Chopin or Liszt hybrid. I definitely like the sudden and abrupt mood / key changes. And then halfway through...we turn into a waltz for a brief moment? Solid piece, with lots of things happening for an only 3 minute long piece!

Quite a creative waltz and interesting harmony...maybe a little jazzy? The tritones give this piece a lot of tension throughout. I enjoy this type of harmony so I really liked this piece.

Hello gooberro! This piece feels like it's portraying mysterious characters. It's a nice work, and each section feels like a different character or a different scene being depicted. Personally, I like how it ends. You mentioned it's unfinished, but which part specifically? As a small piece of advice, I feel like when you post a piece, if you include a bit of the background story or specify what kind of feedback you're looking for, people tend to react to it more. Not everyone is like that, but I think that's generally how it goes. Though I'm not really one to talk. Best, Lithl.

Thank you! I don’t know if there’s a reply button, but this works. I just really tried to capture the kids playfulness with the evil stepmother, and the fog of the forest. For the directions I tried to use detailed ones to enhance the depth of the piece. 😁

Hello gooberro and welcome to YC! I am honestly surprised that no one has given you feedback yet and this is your second piece, as it has a surprisingly high level of quality with interesting progressions and good themes. I appreciate your work very much.

Love this!! Great job, in a good playable range for trombone. One thing I would say is just watch the dynamics a little on your piano accompaniment, in some parts of the trombone's register, it overpowers the trombone. But other than that, this is a great piece, I could see it being Love this!! Great job, in a good playable range for trombone. One thing I would say is just watch the dynamics a little on your piano accompaniment, in some parts of the trombone's register, it overpowers the trombone. But other than that, this is a great piece, I could see it being used for MPAs 😁

"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. Fly Me to the Moon rendition by MAVELL.mid Fly Me to the Moon rendition by MAVELL.pdf

I thought the performance (of edition 2.5) went very successfully. In edition 3, I will either make the solos concerto-based solos; or keep them as non-scordatura principals. I suppose I'll go with the latter, for practical and financially-friendly purposes. In the meantime, I'll be waiting until September or October for the recording to be released. How much of it would I legally be allowed to share here? Just the audio (while remaining it anonymous), or may I share the whole video product as well?

Thanks, Mason! I do recognize that this is a lot of music to sift through and it isn't at all an expectation that you go through it all. No doubt that the things you have picked up already will apply generally. You are teaching me important things; for example, I wasn't aware of the 5ths double stopping issue. Also, for some reason I have never mastered use of slurs in my music. I think it is because I have been more focused on the technical aspects of voice leading and structure that I have neglected these performance indications. It is definitely something I need to get better at. The same applies to the page formatting issues you have highlighted. I agree that if this work was ever received by an orchestra to play, these things would be essential! As for the wind instruments - whether they should be divided into two parts as per convention and in the interests of adding depth, this is something else I will look into. At the moment, there are simply four individual parts for the wind instruments. 🙂

I've dug up another decades old composition. I was once again experimenting with polytonality at the tritone (C and F# major). The first 9 bars of this piece were all I had to start out with so I extended it and finished it using some variation technique and slapped on a repeat and called it done. I referred back to Musescore quite a bit in the process instead of writing everything on just paper and only using my imagination. I made many "corrections" from things that didn't quite sound the way I thought they would on the page, so I feel like a hack LoL 🤣. I'd appreciate any of your comments, critiques, suggestions or just observations. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! A Waltz in F#.mp3 A Waltz in F# Print.pdf

Hello again! I found some downtime today and decided to look at the first movement of your work briefly. Here are some annotations: M. Boyd - Symphony in A [ANNOTATED].pdf

Hi there, saw the video, and wanted to ask if you have the score/ could share it? In my first listen and view, there are a lot of engraving mistakes and I have some comments on the piano part and general orchestration throughout. I’d love to have the score to format some annotations to make it easy to comment upon.

Hello, PeterthePapercomPoser. This track is really nice. I did notice some clipping, especially around the 1:24 mark. As for the composition itself, it maintains a consistent atmosphere throughout, yet features unexpected twists that make it enjoyable to listen to. As a remake of a decade-old piece, I wonder if they composed it at a pretty young age? You may have already been skilled at composition back then. Best, Lithl.

Another wonderful piece!! I love the changes in character and how you developed the piece throughout, while still keeping a very cohesive sound. Well done! I really don't have any critiques, other than to edit the orientation to make it more suited for printing it and playing it.

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Hello! I come to you with yet another refurbished piece from over a decade ago. I welcome any of your comments, critiques, feedback or observations. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy! Edit: I've included a 2nd mp3 rendition of the piece normalized to get rid of clipping. A Scherzo in Bb.mp3 A Scherzo in Bb Print.pdf A Scherzo in Bb 2.mp3

Ahh yes i see your point, Usually the signed "Contract-Clauses" pre state this, in order to prevent prosecution. Iv included the MID & PDF files above. SUMMERTIME 1934 by George Gershwin - Rendition.mp3 SUMMERTIME 1934 by George Gershwin - Rendition.mid SUMMERTIME 1934 by George Gershwin - Rendition.pdf

This is a nice piece! It would be great for students working on waltz patterns, since the melody, especially in the beginning section is more simplistic and repetitive so they can focus on the LH. However...I would love to see you develop that section a little more. Rhythm, the shape of your line, etc. Just for some variety so it's not so repetitive - repetition is good,but not to the point where listeners are no longer "surprised" by what they're hearing/what they might hear. Your B & C sections do a much better job of applying this - repetition without becoming TOO repetitive. Good job overall, keep composing! I would love to see how your work grows