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Really thanks! It was somehow familiar to me, but I also don't think this is plagiarism now.

This is about the overall consensus of what I would've said had I been here earlier. lol However, I'd like to add, that this score is quite repetitive, and sort of irks the ear after hearing the same thing so many times over. I also am having a hard time pinpointing any specific key that you intended the music to be in. (Seems Atonal, or keyless. Perfectly OK choice, but I'm not so sure it makes a lot of sense, in my head. That's likely due to my way of seeing music. So that point is on the whole, irrelevant.) Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 6 3 6 9 4 7 7 6.5 Overall Score Average: 5.25

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 4 7 4 10 10 5 5 5 Overall Score Average: 6.25 Melodies Themes and Motives: 4 My reasoning for a 4 is because the music, for me at least, seemed difficult to follow. I did lose my place a couple of times, and there really is no melody, not any one line that sticks out at any given moment. Although, I believe that this piece's intent is to be jarring, random, or playful in it's nature, if I'm assuming correctly. (I'm sorry, I couldn't take the time to read the introduction page. 😅 It kept cutting off for me. Possibly something to do with my browser) Harmony, Chords, Textures: 7 Overall, I think the harmonic complexity and textures presented here are very good! I don't have a lot of technical wording to use to describe it, as it's very unique, but nonetheless, well done! Form, Dev., Structure, Time: 4 (I'm assuming it's supposed to be this way) I wasn't really able to differentiate too much between your sections. The textures change, but not in a fluid manner, from what I observed. The Development of the piece is mostly unchanging throughout the piece. There are moments of more pronounced dynamics, then moments of lower dynamics with only 1 or 2 parts playing. Which does show some form of development, but this would be unclear to the average listener. I also have to say, I've never seen or even considered using a time signature with a denominator of 16. 😅 to be frank, I have no idea how I'd even begin to count that. I simply followed the notes on the page, as I heard them passing, to get through those measures. Personally, I feel there may have been a more sensible choice than 3/16. (Simply my opinion) Originality: 10 What else can I say? Never seen anything like this one, honestly. And I'm diggin' the uniqueness of it, despite any of my grievances with it. Score Presentation: 10 Very Professional - Very Demure 😎 Ins. Orch. Playability: 5 Overall, this is technically able to be performed... However, I feel that an excessive amount of time would go into rehearsing something like this, with 3 musicians, just looking at it practically. The syncopation is off the CHARTS my man... 😭 As well as some parts where I notice the pitch jumps over an octave from the previous note/measure, which can be very difficult, especially for wind players, to execute. Execution: 5 It would scare me if I had this music set in front of me as a musician. So I think that qualifies it as "spooky" but it's not very reminiscent of pieces I'd consider to be "Halloween-ey" or however you'd put that 😅 Taste: 5 I only put a 5 here because I'm not quite sure what sort of flavor you were shooting for. I feel that this score is more reminiscent of your own taste, adding to the Originality of the score. So, I'd wager that this is a totally unique score of your own design/genre, mostly. That's about all the input I have on that topic.

Updated post: Link that was attached was no longer available due to deletion of the video. Recently, when I was handing my score off to a pianist to perform this one in it's solo piano version, I made the decision to reflect changes made from the solo version to the full version as well. So; Key Signature / Key changed to B Minor, at the beginning, and modulates to E minor for the final part rather than Starting in D minor Made changes to multiple markings / expression texts throughout the score Changes to the piano part where rhythm and playability were a concern

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Thank you very much for your kind and respectful opinion, I appreciate very much the fact that you're interested to my work, thank you very much!

Hello Demertzis, I listened so far to three of your piano pieces. I was impressed, especially by this one. I have to say that you have a rich fund of creativity and are an undiscovered genius of piano music!! Bravo. I hope that you notate your music and give it to actual performers so that the world will hear your great music interpreted by the great pianists that it deserves!!!

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Dear all, After the "Halloween" music, I decided to start a larger set of works - the Festive series, which is a collection of music for festivals in my home place. I started with Double Ninth festival, which is quite close to this year's Halloween (29 Oct). Regarding the work, Double Ninth Festival - Hiking on Mount Qi writen for Ensemble and Voice This is a work under the Double Ninth festival, also known as Chung Yeung Festival, is a festival that reminisce our ancesters and dead. This work is writen based on the work 九日齊山登高 by 杜牧 (Du Mu, 803-852), a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. The lyrics are as follows, Double Ninth Festival - Hiking on Mount Qi - Du Mu Translation by the composer Autumnal scenery spotted on water with wild geese heading south, With wine pots, I climb up the lush contryside with friends. Hey, just laugh in all the difficulties, With chrysanthemums in the hair on the way home. Guzzle in the name of the festival, instead of climbing up and sigh for the sunset. Living short as people always were, Why should we weep at the mountain like Duke Jing of Qi? HoYin

WOW!! That was incredible -- wonderfully done Your writing for the ensemble was just lovely. I would love to know what originally inspired you to write this piece. Also, do you have any books on orchestration you'd recommend?

It is possible that I had it muted in the mixer lol I agree, but I'm not exactly sure how to add rubato in on muscscore Yes, still working on this and deciding what dynamics I want where Yikes lol I appreciate the feedback; the piece definitely needs more work. I would love to write some more melodic material, but I love that theme so much that it's hard for me to write new stuff without being drawn back to the same intervals and the same lines.

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Hi @olivercomposer! Honestly I don't think it's plagarism! Using hexatonic keys is very common in film music! Henry

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🎵 Hey guys! 🎵 I hope you are doing well. Can you help me a little bit? I'm working on a piece of music that I want to break down in a video lesson, but the chord progression is so familiar to me, as well as this simple melody. Is this unintentional plagiarism, or am I just experiencing earworm déjà vu from common chord patterns? I know it's not perfect in its current state, as it's still a work in progress. Thanks for your help!

Thank you. Yes, John Adams is my biggest contemporary inspiration.

I am a simple guy. I see tarantella, I dance and give like. I've recently made one too but it has a harpsichord instead (not sure if you're using clavichord here or harpsichord actually, this does sound much like a harpsichord). In any case, I liked it a lot. You never fail to deliver man! My kudos.