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Entry: Sunset Suite Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 4 4 3 7 5 4 8 6 Average Score:5 Review: Score presentation: While this score is present in a clean manner, there are technical issues that are connected to idomatic writing for strings (I will address this next). First let us address the over score. Idiomatic writing; There is a lot of ground to cover. 1) The 8va and 8sub above and below the string parts are not idiomatic writing. You would see that keyboard works. 2)rolled chords are not possible in string writing. If there is triple or quadle stop that is used marked by pizz or is rolled. Hower, the triple stop you wrote is not playable. 3) Harmonics are wonderful. They are used those notes outside the natural range of parts. When is there is divi, the voices are not clear. Form: There is no clear with this piece. It seems to be continuous melody. It is not rather if there are sections or not. Creativity/Originality: Yes, this is original and creative piece. Harmony, texture, chords: The over texture is monophonic. There is no sense of harmonic motion. Theme, melody, motive: The melody is way to repetive. Taste: It is relaxing to hear something like something once a while. I want to see this member grow his craft. Mimalism music is hard to write. Raise to challenge!

Yes please make sure you submit on time! I want to make sure I can review and scores objectively.

Ok, you should try it now

Just a reminder to everyone that we have 2 weeks from today to the end of the Landscapes - Soundscapes competition!

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I tried to make this as solemn and expressive as possible. This was made using musescore here is the pdf. here is the link I hope you enjoy! sunset-suite-in-c-minor-musicbro456.custom_score.mp3

Hello @Samuel_vangogh Below you will find my review and feed back of your waltz. Score prep: When choosing a M.M it needs to be closer what musicians play. You have a doted half note at 60. Although a program can play that, musicians cannot. A better marking would quarter at 160. That is still rather. You can still provide a tempo marking, too. The dyamic marking are vague. Yes, it starts are p at the start of the piece. But the cres and dim don't indicate rather what dynamic level the player they are heading to. The chords under the melody need to split up! On b 13. remove the chord in the left hand... Form: A: Phrase structure that creates period structure is solid. You have strong sense how use to motive! B: I love the falling 8 note motive and how it does not feel like a waltz A: Great return of waltz.

Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis): Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch: 9780486442723: Amazon.com: Books Modulation (Dover Books On Music: Analysis): Reger, Max: 9780486457321: Amazon.com: Books Schoenberg has two: Theory of Harmony and Structures of tonal harmony Harmony and voice leading and tonal harmony: both are used at the undergraduate level. Theory and Analysis, the musician guide is also used too. Remember books can take so far. You have look at examples and analyze works. Composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Schuman, Chopin, ect. All of these learned from those before composers before them. Beethoven learned from Haydn and Crenzy. Crezny who taught listz!

Act 1: Scene 1..............Exceptional Chords especially @ 1:25 You've left the HERD in order explore & Discover your own Unique Contribution to the world & yourself. In the 1st Track , You created an Immediate Impact, Which could easily be Part of a Big-Budget-Film-Score

I’m going to be reading EBooks anyway but for now we can say the budget is 70$

Romantic harmony is a subset of function harmony. Depending on your budget, I can recommend several books.

I’m in a similar position, are there any specific books you’d recommend?

Here's the cadenza with marimba. I think it sounds nice; though whether it would work with real musicians is another matter. Would need a very good marimba player! (N.B. Score notation is designed for midi playback only: so ignore the extreme dynamics.) Nocturne No.1 in Eb minor (alternate cadenza).mp3 Nocturne No.1 in Eb minor (alternate cadenza)(1).pdf

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Hi, Kvothe: The 6-note chords can be varied infinitely here. My intention here was to create a state of suspension—and to demonstrate just how melancholic C major can be—despite my limited knowledge. But you are right; chromatic harmony would have been more advantageous. Thank you for your valuable tips.

Hello, everyone! How are you all doing? I’m happy to present my latest composition to you. This time it’s my second Concertino for oboe and harp: https://youtu.be/JxpGgbgH_Y4?is=gqxZEb_TLF88EW9e Thank you to everyone who listens to the piece, I really appreciate it!

https://andrewhugill.com/manuals/violin/harmonics.html I usually use this website to check with the harmomics stuff on strings, as I'm no string player myself. Henry

Thank you for the info! Is there an online source you may be referencing? Is it the same principle on all four strings?

@Henry Ng Tsz Kiu I was referring to the point that harmony books, listening, and score study would help him

Maybe in my dream and @Kvothe divined it 😅

Where did Henry say that?

Okay, thank you!

Ah. Back to @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu point! I would not start with Chopin. Start with Bach.